{"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<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"334\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/CVR-02-Bar-Rafaeli-Facebook.jpg\" alt=\"Ace News Today - Supermodel Bar Refaeli and her mom, former model Zipi, both sentenced in prolonged tax evasion case\" class=\"wp-image-10728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/CVR-02-Bar-Rafaeli-Facebook.jpg 334w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/CVR-02-Bar-Rafaeli-Facebook-300x269.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/><figcaption><em>(Bar Refaeli, Image credit: Facebook)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Supermodel and \u201c<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCp9i6bAkk7mL0wqft0VFa0w\" target=\"_blank\">X-Factor Israel<\/a>\u201d Hostess <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/profiles\/bar-refaeli\/\" target=\"_blank\">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 <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/forbes.co.il\/e\/\" target=\"_blank\">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, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0505977\/bio\" target=\"_blank\">Zipi Refaeli<\/a> (former model and her daughter\u2019s agent,) who were both accused by their government of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/entertainment\/entertainment-celebrity\/bar-refaeli-sentenced-in-tax-evasion-case\/ar-BB190IJq?ocid=uxbndlbing\" target=\"_blank\">tax evasion<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"653\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Zipi-Refaeli-2-shot-Facebook.jpg\" alt=\"Ace News Today - Supermodel Bar Refaeli and her mom, former model Zipi, both sentenced in prolonged tax evasion case\" class=\"wp-image-10729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Zipi-Refaeli-2-shot-Facebook.jpg 653w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Zipi-Refaeli-2-shot-Facebook-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Zipi-Refaeli-2-shot-Facebook-435x233.jpg 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 653px) 100vw, 653px\" \/><figcaption><em>(Bar\u2019s Mom, Zipi Refaeli, Image credit: Facebook)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em>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.” ~ <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/entertainment\/entertainment-celebrity\/bar-refaeli-sentenced-in-tax-evasion-case\/ar-BB190IJq?ocid=uxbndlbing\" target=\"_blank\">MSM<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>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 <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/swimsuit.si.com\/swimsuit\/archive\/2009#:~:text=Sports%20Illustrated%20Swimsuit%202009%20features,an%20incredible%20vintage%20Shelby%20Cobra.\" target=\"_blank\">2009 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>Bar Refaeli Slideshow \u2013 Image credits: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/barrefaeli\/\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"255\" height=\"350\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10730\" data-id=\"10730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Bar-Rafaeli-001-2009-SI-Swimsuit-Issue.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Bar-Rafaeli-001-2009-SI-Swimsuit-Issue.jpg 255w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Bar-Rafaeli-001-2009-SI-Swimsuit-Issue-219x300.jpg 219w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 255px) 100vw, 255px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"350\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10731\" data-id=\"10731\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Bar-Rafaeli-01-Facebook.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Bar-Rafaeli-01-Facebook.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Bar-Rafaeli-01-Facebook-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"350\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10732\" data-id=\"10732\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Bar-Rafaeli-02-Facebook.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Bar-Rafaeli-02-Facebook.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Bar-Rafaeli-02-Facebook-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"350\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10733\" data-id=\"10733\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Bar-Rafaeli-03-Facebook.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Bar-Rafaeli-03-Facebook.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Bar-Rafaeli-03-Facebook-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10734\" data-id=\"10734\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Bar-Rafaeli-04-Facebook.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Bar-Rafaeli-04-Facebook.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Bar-Rafaeli-04-Facebook-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Bar-Rafaeli-04-Facebook-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"281\" height=\"350\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10735\" data-id=\"10735\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Bar-Rafaeli-05-Facebook.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Bar-Rafaeli-05-Facebook.jpg 281w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Bar-Rafaeli-05-Facebook-241x300.jpg 241w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"350\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10736\" data-id=\"10736\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Bar-Rafaeli-06-Facebook.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Bar-Rafaeli-06-Facebook.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Bar-Rafaeli-06-Facebook-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"284\" height=\"350\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10737\" data-id=\"10737\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Bar-Rafaeli-09-Facebook.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Bar-Rafaeli-09-Facebook.jpg 284w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Bar-Rafaeli-09-Facebook-243x300.jpg 243w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"350\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10738\" data-id=\"10738\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Bar-Rafaeli-10-Facebook.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Bar-Rafaeli-10-Facebook.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Bar-Rafaeli-10-Facebook-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"293\" height=\"440\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-10739\" data-id=\"10739\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Bar-Rafaeli-11-with-Leonard-DiCaprio-Facebook.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Bar-Rafaeli-11-with-Leonard-DiCaprio-Facebook.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Bar-Rafaeli-11-with-Leonard-DiCaprio-Facebook-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 293px) 100vw, 293px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead of paying her taxes, Refaeli claimed that she hadn\u2019t spent the majority of the calendar years living at her Israeli residence from 2009 through 2012 and therefore shouldn\u2019t have to declare any income during those jet setting years. The Israeli courts felt differently, according to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/bar-rafaeli-sentenced-to-nine-months-community-service-by-israeli-court\" target=\"_blank\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em>Refaeli’s mother was charged with failure to report income, avoiding paying taxes and aiding someone else in evading tax payments. The indictment said she signed leases for her daughter under the names of other family members to blur Refaeli’s actual residency status, and held back from declaring her own income as her daughter’s agent. ~ <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/bar-refaeli-israeli-supermodel-fined-and-mother-to-be-jailed-over-tax-evasion-case-12003437\" target=\"_blank\">Sky News<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Bar\u2019s first day of community service commences on September 21, which coincidentally is the same day her mom begins her prison sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more on the story, see the video accompanying this article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bar Refaeli Signs Plea Deal In Tax Evasion Case (Report)\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r7FrWbRm_kM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>~ Posted by Richard Webster, Ace News Today \/ Connect with Richard on <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/richard.webster.31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Facebook<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em> and <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rdwebster\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Twitter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most successful models coming out of Israel didn\u2019t declare any income from 2009 \u2013 2012<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10740,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[448,503,18,16,26,6380,11],"tags":[6382,6385,42,4904,44,6383,6381,6384],"class_list":["post-10727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bad-parents","category-celebrities","category-crime-courts","category-entertainment","category-international","category-slide-show","category-top-news","tag-bar-refaeli","tag-bar-refaeli-sentenced","tag-celebrities","tag-leonardo-dicaprio","tag-models","tag-tax-evasion-sentence","tag-x-factor-israel","tag-zipi-refaeli","clearfix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10727","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10727"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10727\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10747,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10727\/revisions\/10747"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10740"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}