Haifa District prosecutors informed Rabbi Shmuel Chelouche, Haifa's Chief Sephardic Rabbi, Thursday, that Attorney General Yehudah Weinstein is considering putting Rabbi Chelouche on trial for corruption charges, subject to a hearing. The Haifa prosecutors and the State Prosecutor's Office have recommended that Rabbi Chelouche be prosecuted for two incidents including suspicion of fraud and breach of trust. A third incident involves an allegation that the rabbi abused his position.

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