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Bar Refaeli and her mother, Tzipi, are in hot water with the law.

Bar Refaeli has been sentenced to community service after being convicted of tax evasion in Israel.

tax evasion case, famed Israeli model Bar Refaeli has reached a plea deal with authorities in her native country.On June 9, reports confirmed that Bar, 35, will avoid prison time — the model, who gave birth to her third child with husband Adi Ezra in January, will serve nine months of community service.However, her mother, former fashion model Tzipi Levine Refaeli — who served as Bar's agent — will spend 16 months in prison.

Israeli top model Bar Refaeli signed a plea bargain agreement with authorities on Tuesday to settle a long-standing tax evasion case against her and her family. The deal will require Refaeli to serve nine months of community service while her mother, Zipi, will be sent to prison for 16 months.The two are also ordered to pay a $1.5 million fine on top of millions of back taxes owed to the state.

taxes owed to the state. The prolonged case, built around the celebrity model's worldwide income and the family's attempts to downplay her ties to the country, has sullied some of Refeali's previous image as a beloved national icon.

By Tom Grater