Former Minister of Tourism Stas Misezhnikov (Yoav Ari Dudkevitch/Flash90)
The Former Israeli Minister of Tourism, Stas Misezhnikov, admitted to some of the charges brought against him and will serve 15 months in prison and pay a fine.
Former Israeli Minister of Tourism Stas Misezhnikov was sentenced to 15 months in prison on Tuesday after signing a deal with the state, thus ending the saga surrounding corruption allegations related to his conduct as minister.
Misezhnikov signed a plea bargain with the State Prosecutor’s Office in which he admitted to the corruption charges. While serving as tourism minister, he allocated a budget of NIS 1 million to a festival held in Eilat in 2010, while asking the event organizers to employ his girlfriend, Julia Roth.
Drug possession and drug use charges were dropped.
He will also pay a NIS 70,000 fine.
Charges of taking bribes were also removed because of evidentiary difficulties.
By: World Israel News Staff
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