Tel Aviv District Court Judge Oded Mudrik on Tuesday sentenced Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto to a full year of jail time on a reduced bribery conviction as part of a plea bargain with the commonwealth. The decision, which also ran a one million shekel fine, was a major blow to Pinto, who had fought all out for community service and no jail time. The decision puts an end of a dramatic year-long saga. The closing arguments at Pinto’s sentencing hearing came out on May 3 with Pinto telling the court, “I apologize and accept the opinion of the state.”
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