Further support for the prosecution's evidence, regarding the intention of defendant 1 to release the goods without paying for them, is found by the prosecution in what was said by defendant 2, Yehoshua Shlosh, in his recorded conversation with defendant 3. In this conversation, defendant 2 was heard telling defendant 3 that he had transferred the goods to a warehouse in the universe, but defendant 1 did not hurry to remove the goods from the place, and the matter was discovered by the authorities.
Defendant 2 also said that: "It is forbidden to work with Uri," since he "only left traces." In addition, the prosecution concludes from the words of defendant 2 that he told defendant 1: "Throw the goods and not play", that they were accomplices in an offense, who knew that we were dealing with stolen goods.
The "thing" that the defendants received fraudulently is seen by the prosecution in the bill of lading and the goods, which the supplier sent to Israel. The five containers were sent to Israel, the first of which was released by customs broker Mantfield using an original bill of lading, while the other four were released by customs broker Yosef Bashi, using forged bills of exchange. All five containers were accompanied by false import receipts and forged supplier accounts.
The prosecution further argues that since defendant 1 fraudulently removed the contents of the containers, without paying a single shekel for them, he was able to sell the goods at a lower price than the purchase price. While the purchase price of one computer monitor was $191, without adding transportation expenses from Hong Kong to Israel, insurance expenses, customs brokerage and financing, the screens were sold to customers in Israel for only NIS 630 plus VAT. According to the dollar exchange rate at the time, the price per unit was equivalent to $157, i.e., 18% less than the purchase price, while the minimum cost per unit was NIS 824, while according to an invoice issued by the Merig company, the price per unit was NIS 1,218.