JERUSALEM (AA): An Israeli court on Sunday convicted Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu’s wife, Sara, of fraudulently using public funds to payfor expensive restaurant meals, according to local media.
Sarah Netanyahu was ordered to pay 55,000 shekels ($15,277), Israelinewspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported.
The conviction came on the basis of a deal between the Israeli publicprosecutor and Sara Netanyahu’s lawyer under which she pleaded guilty tothe charges in return for payment of the amount mentioned.
On Sunday, Netanyahu arrived at the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court andadmitted to buying meals from luxury restaurants, despite the constantpresence of a chef at the prime minister’s government residence.
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Sara Netanyahu will pay a fine of 10,000 shekels (some $2,777), andreimbursement of 45,000 shekels (some $12,500) to the state coffers inexchange for a lesser charge of “deliberately exploiting the mistake ofothers”.
