Asi Abutbul (; born 1975) is an

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. In May 2006 Abutbul was arrested by Israel Police, along with another mobster, Eli Naim, on suspicions that he sold weapons to Naim with criminal intent. BMW importer Kamoor was caught giving Abutbul 2 cars free of charge. In 2008, Abutbul was sentenced to 18 months in prison for selling weapons to gangs in

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. On June 21, 2009, Abutbul and 19 of his men were sent to jail. Abutbul was sentenced to 13 years in prison. On July 31, 2011, Michael Abutbul's brother, François Abutbul, was shot and killed. According to media reports in Israel, François was the head of the same criminal organization that Michael led. On August 29, 2017, Michael Abutbul was charged with the murder of Arthur Rosen in 1999. He was also charged with conspiring to murder his attorney Yoram Hakham in 2008.

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1975 births Living people 21st-century Israeli Jews Crime bosses Israeli gangsters {{Israel-bio-stub he:אסי אבוטבול