Attorney-General Yehuda Weinstein is likely to close a fraud case against Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman next week, but he will indict him on a secondary breach of trust charge, Channel 2 reported on Tuesday.
The foreign minister has been under investigation for several years for charges of fraud, obtaining benefits through deceit, money laundering and witness harassment.
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Last month, the Jerusalem District Court sentenced Ben-Aryeh to four months imprisonment, to be served through community service, for informing Liberman about the investigation against him.
Liberman later allegedly helped Ben-Aryeh in his efforts to be appointed ambassador to Latvia without disclosing their previous relationship.
