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Former Netanyahu security chief Matthew Mahl arrested in Maryland on charges of soliciting a minor and attempting to obtain child pornography. He was caught in a sheriff's sting after communicating with an undercover detective posing as a teen.

US authorities arrested Matthew Mahl, former security chief for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a Washington Metropolitan Police lieutenant, on charges of soliciting a minor and attempting to obtain child pornography. Mahl was caught in a Harford County Sheriff's Office sting after communicating with an undercover detective posing as a 15-year-old boy.

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