Despite missing the deadline by two days, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's wife, Sara Netanyahu, formally signed on Wednesday the plea bargain she had struck with the state over her alleged fraud in ordering meals to the Prime Minister's Residence.
The two-day delay stirred speculation that she might renege on the deal and continue with the trial, but now that she has signed the deal, a revised indictment will be filed.
If the court approves the deal, Netanyahu will pay the state 45,000 shekels ($12,000) in reimbursement and a 10,000-shekel ($2,800) fine while admitting a lesser charge.
According to the original indictment, Sara Netanyahu, along with a government employee, fraudulently obtained from the state hundreds of meals supplied by restaurants, with a total value of some $100,000, bypassing regulations that prohibit the practice if a cook is employed at home.
Prosecutors said Netanyahu abused an administrative error that allowed her to obtain the meals without charge, essentially defrauding the state in collusion with others.
The deal was reached in a six-month-long mediation process and will go into effect after it is ratified by a judge.
