Sara Netanyahu is suspected by police of fraud in three separate cases, according to media reports emerging several hours after police recommended to the state prosecutor she be charged.
According to the reports, which are not confirmed by any official source, police have evidence to prosecute her in the cases.
Two of the cases involve her using state money to order food for personal use on the public dime, and a third case involves using public funds to pay for a caretaker for her elderly father, according to Ynet.
Netanyahu has denied wrongdoing.
Reports also indicate police have decided to close a sexual harassment case against Meni Naftali, a former Prime Minister’s Residence custodian who had blown the whistle on Sara Netanyahu while alleging abuse by her.
According to Channel 2, police did not have sufficient evidence to pursue the allegations.
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