Also a mixed soccer team: Eight cases in which Kfar Saba mayor and his wife are suspects

Kfar Saba Mayor Rafi Sa'ar and his wife Meital Sa'ar are suspected in eight bribery cases, including forcing the management of Hapoel Kfar Saba to hire a relative. The bribes were received in cash and on prepaid cards worth hundreds of thousands of shekels. Their detention was extended until Thursday.

Kfar Saba Mayor Rafi Sa'ar and his wife Meital Sa'ar are suspected in eight bribery cases, as revealed by Kan News. The National Fraud Investigation Unit of Lahav 433 is investigating, among other things, a case in which Meital Sa'ar is suspected of forcing the management of Hapoel Kfar Saba to hire a relative, a soccer player, who allegedly would not have been employed by the team without her involvement. The bribes were received both in cash and on prepaid cards totaling hundreds of thousands of shekels. Additional cases include: bribes for establishing an entertainment and events complex on Ta'as Street in the city; preventing enforcement against a development company; bribes for a summer renovation tender; and additional bribes for establishing an entertainment complex. Also under investigation are cases involving criminal elements and preventing enforcement against a criminal company in an urban renewal complex in the Yoseftal neighborhood. Their detention was extended until Thursday. Attorney Haya Zion, representing Meital Sa'ar, stated that the client is exercising her right to remain silent and should be released due to her mental state.