{"id":10727,"date":"2020-09-14T10:26:32","date_gmt":"2020-09-14T14:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/?p=10727"},"modified":"2020-09-14T17:31:06","modified_gmt":"2020-09-14T21:31:06","slug":"supermodel-bar-refaeli-and-her-mom-former-model-zipi-both-sentenced-in-prolonged-tax-evasion-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/supermodel-bar-refaeli-and-her-mom-former-model-zipi-both-sentenced-in-prolonged-tax-evasion-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Supermodel Bar Refaeli and her mom, former model Zipi, both sentenced in prolonged tax evasion case"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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(Bar Refaeli, Image credit: Facebook)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Supermodel and \u201cX-Factor Israel<\/a>\u201d Hostess Bar Refaeli<\/a>, 35, one of the most popular and successful models hailing from Israel, was the highest-paid model in Israel in 2013, according to Forbes<\/a>.\u00a0 \u00a0Thanks to her modeling, TV roles, and investment interests, her net worth in 2015 was estimated to be approximately $20 million. Also back in 2015, a criminal case was initiated against Bar Refaeli and her mother, Zipi Refaeli<\/a> (former model and her daughter\u2019s agent,) who were both accused by their government of tax evasion<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yesterday, in a Tel Aviv courtroom, the gavel came down on Bar and Zipi when a judge sentenced Bar to nine months community service after being found guilty of tax evasion.  Her mom was sentenced to 16 months in the slammer.  The two will also have to pay back any back taxes owed plus pay a fine of $1.4 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(Bar\u2019s Mom, Zipi Refaeli, Image credit: Facebook)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In court, the judge noted she had taken into consideration the pair’s contribution to society, the facts that Bar has three children and Tzipi has a medical condition, and also the pattern that in many cases, tax offenders have no previous criminal record. She ruled: “I have concluded that this is an overall punishment which is reasonable.” ~ MSM<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The court case and prolonged battle waged against the supermodel revolved around a residence she owned back in the days when she was dating actor Leonardo DiCaprio and also when she was jet setting around the globe for her modeling career.  That was also the time frame that she graced the cover of the 2009 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bar Refaeli Slideshow \u2013 Image credits: Facebook<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n