 In 2015, Cherney, Zeevi and a number of other defendants were cleared of all charges, with the court stating that the information had not in fact been hidden, and the fact that Cherney loaned the necessary funds to Zeevi did not constitute fraud against Bezeq.According to sources cited in the Spanish daily "El Mundo", Spanish authorities sought Cherney in connection to "Operation Avispa", a 2005 investigation that had resulted in the arrest of several prominent Russian mafia figures.The investigators believe that Cherney managed several Spanish businesses, registered in Alicante and Levante, used by the mafia for money laundering of 4 million euros.