Former executive at ex-president's company admits to taking in over $1.7 million worth of untaxed perks, sentenced to five months at New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex
Shas party leader already resigned as part of agreement to avoid moral turpitude charge; prosecutors seek NIS 180,000 fine and 12-month suspended sentence
Agreement expected to see opposition lawmaker, who has previously been jailed for bribery, resign from Knesset but possibly return as soon as next elections
Attorney-general confirms agreement won’t see Shas party leader charged with moral turpitude, allowing him to run again for office; good-governance group vows High Court appeal
Ex-con MK Aryeh Deri to pay a fine of some NIS 180,000 and admit to two tax offense charges that won't bar him from running for office in next election
US correspondent Jacob Magid on Israel's influence over Iranian nuclear talks in Vienna; and political reporter Tal Schneider on Aryeh Deri's get-out-of-jail-free card
Shas head, an ex-con, expected to admit to tax offenses that won't bar him from running for office in next election; party says he'll remain at helm; decision awaits AG signature
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