Published: 21 June 2018
Last updated: 4 March 2024
Sara Netanyahu, the wife of Israel’s prime minister, has been charged with fraud and breach of trust for allegedly using public funds to pay for restaurant meals to be delivered to the couple’s official residence.
The long-anticipated charges were announced by Israel’s justice ministry on Thursday.
According to the indictment, Sara Netanyahu spent tens of thousands of dollars on meals from expensive restaurants between 2010 and 2013 in alleged violation of rules barring the residence from ordering in meals during periods when there was a cook on its staff. If convicted, she could face a maximum sentence of five years behind bars, though this is unlikely.
Sara Netanyahu indicted for misusing $100,000 in state funds to buy gourmet food (Times of Israel)
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Photo: Sara Netanyahu, wife of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on January 22 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
