State Department denies intervention in child sex-crime arrest of Israeli official

The internet was set ablaze following reports that a high-ranking Israeli government official had been allowed to leave the U.S. following his arrest in a Nevada sting operation involving children. As accusations flew, some questions were answered while others still remain.

Tom Artiom Alexandrovich, 38, is a high-ranking official in the Israel National Cyber Directorate who was in Nevada for the annual Black Hat convention, a professional cybersecurity meeting. During his visit from Israel, he was among the eight individuals arrested in a joint sting operation conducted by Nevada police and the FBI.

‘He did not claim diplomatic immunity and was released by a state judge pending a court date. Any claims that the US government intervened are false.’

The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that Tom

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