The Tom Alexandrovich Case (Part 2): Adam and The Rogue Acting District US Attorney for Nevada

Following our report on the The Tom Alexandrovich Case on Monday, we reached out to Sigal Chattah, the Acting US Attorney for the District of Nevada, via her personal X account, to request clarification regarding the circumstances surrounding the unexplained release of “high flight risk” Tom Alexandrovitch, who was arrested and interviewed by the Henderson Police Department’s North Substation Area Command, on August 6, 2025, and taken into custody at the Henderson Detention Centre in Nevada, following a two-week sting operation targeting online sex predators. Alexandrovitch serves under Netanyahu’s office as the Executive Director of the Defense Division of the Israel National Cyber Directorate (INCD). On August 6, 2025, he was charged with enticing a child through a computer application (PURE App), for sexual purposes, a grave felony ( NRS 201.560, 4a) that carries a potential prison sentence of up to 20 years.

On “PURE,” Alexandrovich was hidding under the nickname “Adam“. Then, the unthinkable happened—Alexandrovitch’s non-diplomatic passport was returned to him, and he was permitted to return to Israel. More information on the details of his arrest can be found in the Henderson Police Department Declaration of Arrest.

DOCUMENT: Henderson Police Department Declaration of Arrest for Tom Alexandrovitch (Source: Saagar Enjeti & Breaking Points)
Henderson Police Department Declaration of Arrest for Tom Alexandrovitch

Within thirty minutes of our inquiry, Chattah deleted her personal X account. We only sought to understand why Tom Alexandrovitch was permitted to post bail and exit the country, despite qualifying as a high flight risk. A review of Sigal Chattah X’s account (personal) revealed disturbing information about her unwavering support for Israel’s Genocide in Gaza, and her unconditional love for the IDF, not to mention her animosity towards Palestinians. The U.S. State Department said the federal government didn’t intervene in the case of an Israeli official arrested in an operation targeting alleged child sex predators.

Last night, the Acting US District Attorney for Nevada shared a post on her professional X account, which originated from the US Attorney Nevada’s X account, which is likely under Chataah’s control. The post confirms that the prosecution of Tom Alexandrovitch is, according to the official statement, being managed by the Clark County District Attorney’s office, a move that appears to be a deliberate attempt to put distance between her and the increasing public scrutiny surrounding the Tom Alexandrovitch case.

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— US Attorney Nevada (@USAO_NV) August 18, 2025

According to open source records, Sigal Chattah was born on April 24, 1975, in Israel. She is an Israeli-born American attorney and politician. She has served as the interim United States Attorney for the District of Nevada since 2025 and was the Republican nominee in the 2022 Nevada Attorney General election, where she was defeated by incumbent Democrat Aaron D. Ford. A longtime civil rights attorney, public servant, and founding Chairwoman of The Israeli-American Civic Action Network (ICAN) in Nevada. Sigal Chattah has been a trailblazer in combating antisemitism across Nevada and has led efforts to pass landmark Holocaust and genocide education legislation and partnered with communities and law enforcement to counter bigotry and antisemitism. (Source: ICAN)

In an article dated December 10, 2021, the Jerusalem Post confirmed that Sigal Chattah is active in the Israeli American Council (IAC) and that she brought the Police Protective Association on board for her anti-Israel boycott initiative. The IAC is a zionist organisation which is committed to strengthening Jewish education and fostering Zionist identity among younger generations (Source: Israel Hayom). What should have caught the attention of the mainstream press is the fact that Miriam Adelson, a major contributor to Trump’s presidential campaign, happens to be also a major contributor to the Israeli American Council (IAC), particularly with her financial support and advocacy for the organisation. She, along with her late husband Sheldon Adelson, has been a major donor to the IAC and is directly connected to Tom Alexandrovich boss, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. It is not unreasonable to believe that Miriam Adelson might have been the conduit through which Netanyahu’s office was able to get a message to Sigal Chattah, the Acting US Attorney for the District of Nevada, asking her to send Alexandrovitch back to Israel to avoid a public embarrassment and avoid accountability.

IMAGE: Heldon Adelson, left, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, centre, and Adelson’s wife, Miriam (Source: Eyal Warshavsky)

Is there a link between Adelson and Chattah? Could Adelson, a close friend of Netanyahu, have asked Chattah to release Tom Alexandrovitch and facilitate his exit to Israel? Was Trump Invvolved”

IMAGE: Sigal Chettah with President Trump (Source: Sigal Chattah Facebook page)

Chattah has also worked on establishing a museum on Holocaust and genocide, and is on the board of Or BaMidbar Chabad, an Israeli-friendly Sephardic synagogue in Las Vegas. It is unlikely she will carve a special place in this museum for the Palestinian genocide in Gaza. Chattah leans heavily into her Israeliness and likes telling folks that she is the first Israeli American to run for a statewide office, in any state. (She’s not.). While she has not faced any allegations of misconduct, it remains plausible that Sigal Chaddah might have attempted to assist, if not sanction, the release and repatriation of Tom Alexandrovitch to Israel, thereby providing this alleged child sexual offender a chance to evade justice in the United States.

On  November 11, 2024, Sigal Chetah posted on her Facebook page a pamphlet of a Friend of the IDF (FIDF) event, scheduled for December 1, 2024, which she said she was attending. The Friend of the Israel Defence Force’s slogan is “Their job is to look after Israel. Ours is to look after them.” In 2024 she also posted A strange pictures of which was meant to represent the Rafah area, in Southern Gaza, which was ultimately destroy by her friends from the IDF (All EYES ON RAFAH).

 
Whilst reviewing Chattah’s social media accounts, we discovered many disturbing comments about Palestinians and Gaza. Here is a sample from her X personal account, where she called Palestinian children terrorists and promoted the Israeli beheaded civilian conspiracy theory which has long been debunked.

We also found an existing link between Sigal Chattah and FBI Director Kash Patel, who, in August 2024 celebrated Congressman Abraham Hamadeh’s win for the Arizona House (AZ) in Vegas, Nevada, in the company of Sigal Chattah and Ali Abdelaziz, the CEO of Dominance MMA Management, based in Vegas.

The matter at hand is not her Israeli background, but rather her involvement with Zionist causes and organisations, and the fundamental principle she professed to uphold, which she had previously stated on her now-deleted X account, asserting:

 “Crimes that go unpunished become crimes that are repeated”

Yet, Tom Alexandrovitch was allowed to leave the United States under her watch, significantly raising the chances of him avoiding his court date, which is set for August 27, 2025. We need to know her role in letting Alexandrovitch escape to Israel. Chattah X’s account and Facebook page were filled with remarks regarding the Israel conflict in Gaza,  where she promoted the genocidal idea of “wiping Gaza off the map,” while labelling the entire population ‘terrorists’ and ‘animals. ‘Unfortunately, this is only the tip of the iceberg. This kind of unacceptable conduct from a public servant prompts concerns about her capacity to put aside personal opinions or beliefs and her ability to enforce the law impartially, regardless of whether the detainee is an Israeli official.

This is a developing story, and we will likely update our readers with a new post shortly. Stay tuned…

IMAGE: Sigal Chattah, the Acting US Attorney for the District of Nevada (Source: Chattah’s Facebook)

Ali Abunimah reports for The Electronic Intifada…

Trump administration shields Israeli official charged with child sex crime

The US government is denying that it helped a senior Israeli official leave the country after his arrest on a serious child sex crime charge.

And on Monday, the Israeli-born top US federal prosector in Nevada confirmed that she is declining to prosecute the official, leaving the matter instead to local authorities – a sign the US is trying to downplay the matter and shield Israel and the accused pedophile from the consequences.

“The Department of State is aware that Tom Artiom Alexandrovich, an Israeli citizen, was arrested in Las Vegas and given a court date for charges related to soliciting sex electronically from a minor,” the US foreign ministry’s Near Eastern Affairs bureau posted on Twitter/X on Monday.

“He did not claim diplomatic immunity and was released by a state judge pending a court date. Any claims that the US government intervened are false,” the State Department added.

The denial is unlikely to quell concerns that Alexandrovich, executive director of the defense division of Israel’s National Cyber Directorate, was given special treatment – especially amid ongoing controversy over US and Israeli government links to pedophile child-trafficking mastermind Jeffrey Epstein.

The Department of State is aware that Tom Artiom Alexandrovich, an Israeli citizen, was arrested in Las Vegas and given a court date for charges related to soliciting sex electronically from a minor. He did not claim diplomatic immunity and was released by a state judge pending a…

— U.S. State Dept – Near Eastern Affairs (@StateDept_NEA) August 18, 2025

Israeli-born US prosecutor appointed by Trump

And in a further twist on Monday, Sigal Chattah, the acting US attorney – the top federal prosecutor for Nevada – confirmed that Alexandrovich was arrested in an “important multi-agency operation” that “targeted child sex predators who preyed upon the most vulnerable members of our communities.”

“As a result of the operation, the Clark County District Attorney’s Office is handling the prosecution,” Chattah added.

This signals that the federal government is washing its hands of the matter – leaving Alexandrovich to be prosecuted at the state level.

The US Department of Justice can and does file federal charges in such cases – especially when federal agencies are involved in a sting – but has, for some reason, chosen not to do so in this one.

A federal prosecution would carry much more force, especially if Alexandrovich refuses to return from Israel to the US.

Now a US federal official, Chattah is an Israeli-born lawyer who has been politically active with Zionist organisations, including the Israeli-American Council, a lobby group funded by pro-Israel tycoons Adam Milstein and Sheldon and Miriam Adelson.

Last month, more than 100 retired judges signed a letter objecting to President Donald Trump’s appointment of Chattah, calling her unqualified and citing “her well-documented history of racist remarks, conspiracy theories and threats of violence.”

Chattah has previously called for Israel to “wipe Gaza off the map” and labeled the entire population there “terrorists” and “animals.”

Note: [Chattah X account @Chattah4Nevada was taken down last night]

Attempting to lure a child for sex

So what do we know about the Alexandrovich case and the fact that a man facing a serious criminal charge was allowed to leave the country?

On 15 August, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department announced that it had arrested “eight child sex predators” in a multi-agency sting involving local, state and federal authorities, including the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security.

“This operation was conducted as part of the ongoing efforts to reduce violent crime and protect children in our community,” the police stated.

The police identified Alexandrovich, 38, as one of the suspects who were arrested and taken to the Henderson Detention Center on felony charges.

The sting involved undercover officers and federal agents posing as children online and interacting with the accused men.

Authorities claim the men charged in the sting believed they were going to meet a child for sex. One of the other suspects charged in the sting was reportedly a pastor at a local church.

According to the Clark County, Nevada, court records system, Alexandrovich allegedly committed the offense on 6 August and is charged with attempting to lure a child or mentally ill person for the purpose of engaging in sexual conduct – a felony punishable in Nevada by between one and 10 years in prison, in addition to fines of up to $10,000.

In Nevada, this is a Category B felony, the second most serious type of crime, after offences that involve causing death or grievous injury.

According to the court record, on 7 August, Stephen L. George, a justice of the peace, made a “probable cause” determination – a finding that there is enough evidence to bring a charge – and set Alexandrovich’s bail at $10,000.

A justice of the peace is a low-level magistrate. Typically, police will seize and obtain a search warrant for any device used in the commission of the type of crime for which Alexandrovich is accused. It is unclear whether any computers or mobile phones were seized from him and retained by US authorities.

Israel a haven for fugitive sex offenders

Alexandrovich posted the bond of $10,000 on 7 August and was released “prior to PC review” – in other words without a pre-trial custody review or hearing.

The Israeli official’s next court appearance is set for 27 August, but it is questionable that he will ever face justice in the United States.

This is because Israel is a notorious haven for fugitive Jewish sex criminals, including pedophiles, who flee there knowing the Israeli government will not extradite them.

The National Cyber Directorate, which is overseen by the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, confirmed that Alexandrovich has returned to Israel where he has been placed on leave. The Cyber Directorate also initially denied Alexandrovich had been arrested, but later acknowledged this was incorrect.

Alexandrovich was not travelling on a diplomatic visa, the Israeli government said, but was representing the Israeli government at a “professional conference” in the United States. According to the Israeli publication Anashim ve Machshevim (People and Computers) Alexandrovich was attending the Black Hat and DEF CON conferences at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.

Israel also denied it paid his bail or intervened to secure his release.

Flight risk

The major question is why Alexandrovich was allowed to post bail and leave the country at all. Being granted bail is not automatic.

The purpose of bail is to ensure that a defendant who is released before trial returns to court later. Bail money is a guarantee: If the defendant complies with all their court dates, the money is returned to them. If they do not, they lose the money. But courts routinely deny bail if a defendant is a flight risk or poses a potential danger to the community.

In Nevada – as is common in other states – the factors courts use to determine whether a person is granted bail pending trial include: social and family ties and residency in the community where the alleged offense was committed; the seriousness of the charge and length of a potential prison sentence; prior criminal record; potential danger to the community and any other factors that might indicate that the person is at risk of fleeing the court’s jurisdiction.

Typically, those deemed a flight risk or a danger to the community are denied bail or released with strict conditions that may include surrendering their passport, house arrest or GPS monitoring, as well as monetary bail. Alexandrovich was an obvious flight risk given that he faces a serious charge and potentially years in prison, and was merely a foreign visitor in Las Vegas who could and did return to a country where he is beyond the reach of American law.

In April, for instance, a Las Vegas man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for engaging in a sexually explicit conversation with someone he believed was a child and for possessing child sexual abuse material on his phone. All this would have been known to any officials processing Alexandrovich after his detention, including the FBI, Department of Homeland Security and local authorities involved in the sting.

They would have quickly learned that he had a foreign passport, that he lived in Israel and that he worked for its government. And yet, he was allowed to walk out of jail and leave the country – especially odd given the Trump administration’s professed obsession with cracking down on noncitizens accused of heinous crimes.

In fact, Alexandrovich received the most lenient treatment afforded to the eight people arrested in the sting. Based on court records, only two other suspects named in the Las Vegas police press release were released on $10,000 bail like Alexandrovich. Two others were released on bail of $20,000 or more, one was released on a $5,000 bond with electronic monitoring, and two others were denied bond and remain in jail.

Cover up

There is no question that efforts are being made to downplay, if not cover up, the matter as much as possible.

Israel is undoubtedly aware of the potential damage, especially given how low its global standing has fallen – even in the United States – due to the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Senior Israeli officials have convened an “under the radar” committee to examine how to minimise any potential fallout to US-Israeli relations and intelligence cooperation arising from the affair, according to Anashim ve Machshevim.

From Israel’s perspective, that concern is understandable, given the importance of Alexandrovich’s role. The Israeli publication notes that Alexandrovich’s LinkedIn profiles – which were deleted over the weekend – listed him as one of the developers of Israel’s “cyber Iron Dome” and that he developed the country’s national cyber strategy.

Israel may not need to worry too much, given how the US government and media act as its shield. One can only imagine, for instance, how The New York Times and The Washington Post might play up such a story if it involved, say, a senior Russian official. But as of this writing, three days after news of Alexandrovich’s arrest and flight back to Israel broke, both newspapers have reported nothing.

The matter may gain traction among Trump’s base – riled by his ongoing attempts to distract from the Epstein affair.

The executive director of Israel’s National Cyber Directorate was arrested this week in Las Vegas in child predator ring sting. This guy works directly under Netanyahu. So of course he was allowed to go back to Israel.

H/t @icu_luci https://t.co/NgdHMe6Y6X pic.twitter.com/OlAB7SuVrs

— Mel (@Villgecrazylady) August 15, 2025

The executive director of Israel’s National Cyber Directorate was arrested this week in Las Vegas in child predator ring sting. This guy works directly under Netanyahu. So of course he was allowed to go back to Israel.

H/t @icu_luci https://t.co/NgdHMe6Y6X pic.twitter.com/OlAB7SuVrs

— Mel (@Villgecrazylady) August 15, 2025

After months of stonewalling, calling the Epstein files a hoax, and telling people nothing but porn exists in their possession, the administration now admits the files exist and agrees to release some of them.

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, one of the few right-wing members of Congress who has been willing to criticise Trump for failing to uphold his “America First” promises, took up the matter in a Twitter/X post on Saturday.

“Pedophiles should not be released; they should face justice,” Taylor Greene wrote. “No matter what country they come from.”

Meanwhile, Representative Thomas Massie, another rare Republican willing to challenge Trump, posted on Monday that “Americans want transparency” about Epstein, “not smoke and mirrors.”

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