STOCKHOLM: A Swedish victim of Israeli fraudster Simon Leviev, made famous by Netflix show “The Tinder Swindler,” told AFP Tuesday she had “celebrated” his arrest in Georgia. Leviev, 34, whose real name is Shimon Yehuda Hayut, rose to notoriety after investigative reports and media coverage exposed a pattern of romance fraud and financial crimes. He was arrested at Batumi airport “at Interpol’s request,” Georgian officials said Monday. “I celebrated a bit yesterday. I’m allowed to feel happy because this guy destroyed my life,” Pernilla Sjoholm told AFP in an interview in Stockholm.

L’homme de 34 ans est accusé de fraudes financières, et notamment d’avoir séduit des femmes sur Internet afin de leur soutirer de l’argent. L’Israélien a été arrêté à l’aéroport…

Hayut, a convicted fraudster who was focus of a Netflix documentary, was detained on as-yet unknown grounds

Lawyers for Leviev say they ‘don’t yet understand the reason’ behind his arrest