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ForgoTheConsequence

(5,197 posts)
Sat Aug 16, 2025, 02:07 PM Aug 2025

Israeli government official arrested in Nevada in internet crimes against children sting [View all]

Source: The Guardian

An Israeli government cybersecurity official was reportedly arrested recently by Las Vegas police and other authorities in Nevada who were conducting an undercover investigation aimed at online users seeking to sexually prey on children.

Tom Artiom Alexandrovich, 38, faces felony charges of luring a child with a computer for a sex act, alongside several other suspects who were apprehended during the two-week sting operation, the Las Vegas metropolitan police department said in a statement published on Friday. He has since evidently been released from custody and returned to Israel.

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As first reported by the news site Mediaite, a publicly posted screenshot of Alexandrovich’s page on the LinkedIn professional networking platform described him as the executive director of the Israel Cyber Directorate, an Israeli government agency under the purview of prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/16/nevada-arrest-israeli-official

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Here is how the story is being reported by non-British media Mosby Aug 2025 #1
? Here's how it's being reported by American media muriel_volestrangler Aug 2025 #2
Links Mosby Aug 2025 #6
Why did Israeli news outlets focus on one person? ForgoTheConsequence Aug 2025 #7
The Guardian article didn't even mention the other SEVEN suspects Mosby Aug 2025 #8
The other people weren't high level government officials. ForgoTheConsequence Aug 2025 #10
Sometimes the reports are like this: GreenWave Aug 2025 #13
Probably because they are Israeli?! Behind the Aegis Aug 2025 #9
You're trying way too hard, and it's honestly a little creepy/concerning. ForgoTheConsequence Aug 2025 #11
That's not what is creepy. Behind the Aegis Aug 2025 #15
Most people would be outraged over the predatory allegations. ForgoTheConsequence Aug 2025 #20
Why do you even care? iemanja Aug 2025 #19
Strange, isn't it. iemanja Aug 2025 #17
Because he's a senior government cybersecurity official, and it's internet paedophilia muriel_volestrangler Aug 2025 #12
Very telling, isn't it? Behind the Aegis Aug 2025 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author ForgoTheConsequence Aug 2025 #5
OK? ForgoTheConsequence Aug 2025 #4
And of course DiverDave Aug 2025 #14
Update Mosby Aug 2025 #16
Does the fact there are multiple predators negate the fact that an Israel government official was apprehended? iemanja Aug 2025 #18
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