Indictment filed against former Netanyahu aid as part of witness deal
The indictment was made as part of his state's witness deal in cases 1000 and 2000.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFFPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former chief of staff Ari Harow(photo credit: MIRIAM ALSTER/FLASH90)
An indictment on charges of fraud and breach of trust was filed on Monday against Ari Harow, former chief of staff for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a state's witness in Cases 1000 and 2000. Submission of the indictment was filed as part of the deal Harow struck with the state under which he turned state's witness against Netanyahu. Harow has provided key evidence used by the police and State's Attorney, in their indictments against Netanyahu whose trial for bribery, fraud and breach of trust began in May. Harow was a close political and personal adviser to Netanyahu, serving as his bureau chief from 2008 to 2010 and his chief of staff from 2014 to 2015. He then served as the Likud campaign director in the 2015 election.As part of the requirements to serve in a government role, Harow had to sell his holdings in his consulting firm 3H Global. Later, police discovered that the sale was fictitious, and that Harow kept his connection to the company while he was working in the Prime Minister's Office. H3, for example, allegedly coordinated the visit to Israel of the president of Madagascar who Harow organized a meeting with Netanyahu. As part of the state's witness deal with Harow, he will plead guilty, serve six months of community service and pay a NIS 700,000 fine.Harow was born in Los Angeles and moved with his family to Israel in 1985 at the age of 12. He served in the Golani Brigade and then became a Likud activist and a political consultant.
