The court gave Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto today a year in prison and a 1 million shekel (about USD 250,000) fine.
Pinto had pleaded guilty as part of a plea bargain reached last year. He admitted to offering bribes in 2012 to receive classified information on a police investigation into one of his charitable organizations. He has 45 days to appeal.
Pinto is considered one of Israel's wealthiest rabbis. The great-grandson of a famous Moroccan-born mystic known as the Baba Sali, he amassed his fortune while serving as spiritual guru to the rich and powerful in Israel, New York, and elsewhere.