According to Haaretz, German immigrant Raphael Angel, who was reportedly kidnapped and tortured by a pair of Israeli criminals, has an extensive criminal background. Angel and his father Michael Angel were allegedly involved in defrauding clients by failing to deliver promised computer equipment. Angel is wanted in Germany for fraud, and fled to Israel to escape persecution.
Angel says he was kidnapped by two men and held hostage and tortured for two weeks while his captors demanded $320,000. Michael Angel said his family paid the ransom. The Angels reported the kidnapping nine months after they say it occurred. The two alleged kidnappers say the Angels invented the story following a business dispute.