Mattityahu 28:12-15

And when they had assembled with the Zekenim and counseled together, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers, And said, You are to say, His talmidim came by night and stole him away while we were asleep. And if this should come to the Governorʼs ears, we will win him over and keep you out of trouble. And the ones who took the kesef did as they had been instructed and this story was widely spread among the Yehudim to this day.