Nili Priel, wife to Defense Minister Ehud Barak, requested in letter addressed to Attorney-General Yehuda Weinstein that he reconsider her request that she pay a state-imposed fine for her employment of an illegal migrant worker in the couple's home, Israel Radio reported on Sunday. She also asked the attorney-general to close all criminal proceedings against her and her husband regarding the issue.Priel asked in her letter that Weinstein treat her case like the vast majority of other Israelis - including major public officials - who were caught knowingly employing illegal migrant workers were handled, that is, by paying a fine. She added, since Barak had no involvement in hiring the illegal worker, there was no purpose to subpoena him to speak with police investigators.
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