Bikini model received $15 million ‘gift’ from Lebanese PM
Published: 04 October 2019, 2:44:09
The model classified her newfound wealth as presents, but the South African government classified them as income.“Despite relatively modest earnings from her modeling career…lady luck, it would seem, suddenly smiled on the applicant during 2013,” the court declared. She eventually settled the lawsuit.
The transfer of funds occurred between Hariri’s two stints as prime minister of the Middle Eastern country. At the time, he was running his family’s construction business while still politically involved but not holding office.
But the revelations about Hariri come at a particularly fraught time. There has been street rioting in Lebanon, according to the New York Post. And his businesses are faltering, according to the Times.
The gifts given over six years ago totaled $15.3 million, according to court records. The two luxury vehicles are valued at $250,000. Hariri’s net worth is believed to be $1.4 billion.
