Sara Netanyahu
Sara Netanyahu signs plea bargain and will pay fine, bringing fraud case to a close
Following the verdict, she told the judge: “I have suffered enough.”
The Israeli prime minister’s wife will pay a $15,000 fine as part of the deal, but won’t admit to fraud.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, met with Christian friends of Israel and the Jewish community in the South American country.
Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit will make the final decision as to whether to indict the prime minister and his wife.
He is doing so in the midst of legal troubles, pending controversial legislation and feuding among his top ministers.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and wife, Sara, visited the only synagogue in Vilnius to survive World War II and viewed ancient texts at the National Library’s Jewish Studies Center.
Under the new legislation, an Israeli premier would not have to pay taxes for payments, services or gifts given to him or her while serving, except for salary. The law would also exempt them from paying taxes on state-issued cars and on utility bills at his or her personal home.
Sara Netanyahu is indicted for fraud and breach of trust in food scandal
She and an aide were charged for the ordering of private meals worth NIS 359,000 ($100,000) for high-end restaurants with the state paying for the bills between 2010 and 2013.
Addressing local Jewish leaders, Israeli prime minister lauds decades of bilateral ties between Israel and France • Israel will continue to thwart terrorist attacks in Europe • Netanyahu calls for France to continue to fight anti-Semitism.
