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Sara Netanyahu, Wife Of Isreali Prime Minister Charged With Fraud Over Misuse Of State Funds

Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister’s wife, Sara, has been charged with fraud over the alleged misuse of public funds in ordering food at their official residence.

According to the allegation levelled against her, which states that Mrs Netanyahu, along with a government employee, fraudulently obtained more than 100,000 dollars for hundreds of meals supplied by restaurants, bypassing regulations prohibiting the practice if a cook is employed at the home.

However Sara has denied all the allegations.

The charges brought against her includes; fraud, breach of trust and aggravated fraudulent receipt of goods, according to the indictment released by the Justice Ministry to the newsmen.

Mrs Netanyahu if convicted, she could face up to five years imprisonment.

The Israeli prime minister, who himself is embroiled in a series of corruption investigations, has called the allegations, against his wife, absurd and unfounded.

Sara Netanyahu’s lawyers said the indictment was “ludicrous.’’

They said in a statement that others had ordered the meals and that the restrictions on ordering food were invalid.

“There was no fraud or breach of trust or fraudulent receipt of items or any other offence.

“The prime minister’s wife, who is not a public servant, did not know the procedures and was found to have spoken truthfully when answering questions during a lie detector test,’’ the statement said.

Sara, 59, has inspired a multitude of headlines in the past over what family spokesmen call an undeserved reputation for imperiousness.

It seemed unlikely the latest case could cause significant political damage to her husband, now in his fourth term as Israel’s leader and riding high in opinion polls despite the allegations against him.

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