Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife, Sara, appeared in court on Sun...
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife, Sara, appeared in court on Sunday to admit criminal wrongdoing over the misuse of state funds to order catered meals, in a plea bargain carrying no jail time.
According to the original indictment, Sara Netanyahu, along with a government employee, fraudulently obtained from the state more than $100,000 for hundreds of meals supplied by restaurants, bypassing regulations that prohibit the practice if a cook is employed at home. While the deal lifts a legal cloud over Sara Netanyahu, it has no direct bearing on the prime minister’s own troubles - three corruption cases in which he has denied wrongdoing.
In explaining the plea agreement to the court, prosecutors cited Mrs Netanyahu’s clean record, the public humiliation she has suffered as a result of the case and the time that has passed - up to nine years - since the crimes were committed.
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