Israeli scammer 'Tinder Swindler' arrested in Georgia

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Israeli fraudster Simon Leviev, made famous by the Netflix documentary The Tinder Swindler, has been arrested in Georgia, officials said on Monday. Leviev, 34, whose real name is Shimon Yehuda Hayut, rose to notoriety after investigative reports and media coverage exposed a pattern of fraud and financial crimes. He has been "arrested at (the Black Sea city) Batumi's airport at Interpol's request," interior ministry