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Wife Of Israel Prime Minister Charged With Fraud Over Misuse Of State Funds

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

The indictment charged 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.

Sara denied any wrongdoing.

She was charged with fraud, breach of trust and aggravated fraudulent receipt of goods, according to the indictment released by the Justice Ministry to the media.

If convicted, she could face up to five years behind bars.

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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NDLEA arrests returning businessman for smuggling cocaine

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a businessman identified as an ‘I Just Got Back’ returnee for attempting to smuggle cocaine into the country.

Femi Babafemi, the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, shared videos of the seized contraband on X.com on Sunday.

The suspect, who had just returned from a foreign trip, initially raised suspicion due to his nervous demeanour.

NDLEA officials subjected him to a routine screening, during which wraps of cocaine began to fall from his body.

The statement said: “Narco-trend update: The moment #ndlea_nigeria officers intercepted an ‘I Just Got Back’ businessman, screened him, and wraps of cocaine began to ‘rain’ from his body. Who will tell them that NDLEA will always get them no matter the mode of concealment?”

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Court jails ex-IMF chief Rodrigo Rato for tax fraud, corruption

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Court jails ex-IMF chief Rodrigo Rato for tax fraud, corruption

A Madrid court on Friday sentenced former International Monetary Fund chief Rodrigo Rato to more than four years in prison for tax crimes, money laundering and corruption.

Judges found Rato who was also a former economy minister in Spain, guilty of “three offences against the treasury, one offence of money laundering and one offence of corruption between individuals,” the court announced in a statement.

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Paul Pogba’s brother sentenced to prison over extortion

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A Paris court on Thursday sentenced the brother of France midfielder, Paul Pogba, to a three-year prison term, with two years suspended, after convicting him in a high-profile extortion case.

Mathias Pogba will be able to serve his one-year sentence with an electronic bracelet rather than behind bars.

The court also fined Pogba’s brother 20,000 euros for participating in the attempted extortion of 13 million euros ($13.5 million) from Pogba in 2022, and for putting pressure on the player, his family and his business contacts to obtain the payment.

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