Short answer: there isn’t credible confirmation of that.

Here’s what solid reporting shows so far:

Tom Artiom Alexandrovich, a senior official in Israel’s National Cyber Directorate, was arrested in Henderson, NV during a multi-agency sting. He was booked and charged with “luring a child with a computer for a sex act,” then released on $10,000 bail and returned to Israel.

Local court/press reports indicate he posted bail on Aug 7 and had no travel restrictions listed, with a status hearing slated for Aug 27. That’s consistent with a state judge’s release rather than federal intervention.

The U.S. State Department (NEA bureau) has publicly denied that the U.S. government intervened at Israel’s request, saying he “was released by a state judge pending a court date.”

What’s fueling the claim:

A widely shared opinion post by Shaun King/The North Star alleges “the Trump administration personally intervened.” It cites unnamed officers but provides no documents or corroborating on-the-record sources; no mainstream outlet has verified that part.

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Leaving the United States while on bail as a foreign citizen is rather rare as I understand it.

It's interesting that Netanyahu’s office issued a statement denying that the employee in question had even been arrested.

There's certainly fishiness in this story; hopefully more evidence arises.