Singer Kobi Peretz gets 2 years in jail for tax evasion

Israeli pop singer Kobi Peretz is sentenced to two years in prison for tax evasion amounting to NIS 5.8 million ($1.5 million). The Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court orders he pay a NIS 175,000 fine in addition to his prison sentence, which is set to begin June 13.

Singer Kobi Peretz brought to court in a tax fraud hearing, March 2010 (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)
Singer Kobi Peretz is brought to court for a tax fraud hearing, March 2010 (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

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