Israeli super model Bar Refaeli accused of tax evasion

Israeli super model Bar Refaeli has been accused evading the equivalent of £7 million in tax through offshore accounts and shell companies.

Tax authorities said she avoided 33 million shekels in tax between 2005 and 2012 but she denies it was tax evasion, saying she was in a relationship with actor Leonardo DiCaprio at the time and not resident in the country.

Her lawyers hope to clear her name in a pre-trial hearing and members of Mr DiCprio's family will give evidence about the length of their relationship.

But authorities are expected to respond by saying Ms Refaeli, 33, spent enough time in Israel to be resident in the country.