以色列总理内塔尼亚胡夫人萨拉周三和检方达成认罪协议，她被控在总理府内花费十万美元公款点餐待客。请看本报周五的报道：

Sara Netanyahu, wife of the Israeli prime minister, struck a guilty plea bargain Wednesday settling allegations that she overspent some US$100,000 of state money on lavish meals, state prosecutors said.

Mrs. Netanyahu will pay around US$15,000 in fines to quietly close the case, which accused her of running up large tabs at luxury restaurants for friends and family while the official prime minister’s residence employed a full-time chef.

Last year, Mrs. Netanyahu, 60, was indicted on charges of fraud and breach of trust. According to the indictment, she strove “to circumvent the rules and conditions governing the prime minister’s official residence in order to fraudulently obtain state funding for various expenses” from the years 2010 to 2013.

报道中的plea bargain就是“认罪协议”，也可以说 plea agreement或者plea deal，指基于诉讼的经济与效率原则，法律允许当事人就所指控的犯罪进行协商，使被告有机会选择遭起诉的罪名，获得较低刑期。