Couple held without bail over industrial espionage scandal

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A British judge denied bail on Friday to a couple wanted by Israel for alleged involvement in the country's biggest business scandal in decades -- an alleged high-tech industrial spying ring.

District Judge Anthony Evans ordered Michael and Ruth Haephrati held without bail until the next hearing in their case, which he scheduled for July 1. Israel is seeking to extradite the pair.

The Haephratis are at the center of a scandal that has shaken Israel's business world. Top Israeli blue-chip companies are suspected of using illicit surveillance software to steal information from their rivals and enemies. Alleged victims include the local operations of the Ace hardware chain and Hewlett-Packard Co.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2005/06/05/2003258078

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1. gee guess why israel wants them extradited.

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm