2025 arrest in Nevada
In 2025, Alexandrovich was arrested along with seven others in Nevada as part of a sting operation targeting child sex predators. [1] He faces potential charges relating to this matter. [13] He was granted a $10,000 bail and subsequently allowed to return to Israel despite his lack of diplomatic immunity. [9] [14] [15] [16] He returned to Israel and was placed on leave from the directorate. He had been attending the Black Hat computer security conference and had met with NSA and FBI agents while also seeking to arrange further meetings with additional NSA agents. [9] [12] [13]
The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office falsely [17] denied that he had been arrested, saying "A state employee who traveled to the U.S. for professional matters was questioned by American authorities during his stay ... The employee, who does not hold a diplomatic visa, was not arrested and returned to Israel as scheduled.” [18]
Alexandrovich skipped [19] his 27 August 2025 court hearing, despite being required by Nevada State law to make every court appearance [20] . Alexandrovich's lawyers arranged for him to appear remotely via Zoom at the next hearing. [19] Alexandrovich appeared virtually in Henderson Justice Court on September 3 2025. His next court appearance is a preliminary hearing on October 6. [21]
