Overview

• The Las Vegas Police Department led a two-week multi-agency sting that resulted in felony charges of electronically luring a minor against 38-year-old Tom Artiom Alexandrovich.
• Court records indicate he posted $10,000 bail after his initial appearance and departed the U.S. for Israel.
• The U.S. Department of State stated he did not claim diplomatic immunity and that no federal intervention occurred.
• Israel’s Prime Minister’s office denied that he was ever arrested, saying he was merely questioned and returned home as planned before taking leave.
• As a senior official in Israel’s National Cyber Directorate and a contributor to the Cyber Dome program, his case raises legal and diplomatic uncertainties over state-level prosecution and possible extradition.