Israeli tax officials are investigating supermodel Bar Refaeli and her mother for possible tax fraud. The pair stand accused of hiding millions of dollars in income from the authorities.
The Israeli authorities have expressed particular concern over free Range Rover and Lexus vehicles the 30-year-old model allegedly received in exchange for promoting those brands.
Refaeli and her mother, Tzipora Refaeli, were detained for questioning on the tax matter Thursday, but were quickly released on a $193,000 bond, the BBC reports. They have also been ordered not to leave Israel in the next six months without informing authorities.
According to NBC News, Refaeli's lawyers are aggressively contesting the tax officials' claims. They say that the current investigation stems from a long-running dispute over whether Refaeli ought to pay taxes in Israel, where she was born, or abroad, where she earns much of her money.
"Soon everything will be clear," Giora Adereth, an attorney for Refaeli's mother, told NBC News. "There is no drama and no problem."
The authorities claim that Refaeli has been residing in luxury apartments in Tel Aviv for years, but concealing her residency (by holding the apartments under her mother and brothers' names) to avoid paying taxes in Israel.
La modelo israelí Bar Refaeli desde los juegos olímpicos de Londres 2012. (August 1, 2012). (Photo credit should read MARTIN BUREAU/AFP/GettyImages)
La modelo israelí Bar Refaeli desde los juegos olímpicos de Londres 2012. (August 1, 2012). (Photo credit should read MARTIN BUREAU/AFP/GettyImages)
La modelo israelí Bar Refaeli desde los juegos olímpicos de Londres 2012. (August 1, 2012). (Photo credit should read MARTIN BUREAU/AFP/GettyImages)
La modelo Bar Refaeli en un festejo de la revista Maxim. (Mayo 24, 2012 en Nueva York) (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
La modelo Bar Refaeli en un festejo de la revista Maxim. (Mayo 24, 2012 en Nueva York) (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
La modelo Bar Refaeli en un festejo de la revista Maxim. (Mayo 24, 2012 en Nueva York) (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
La modelo Bar Refaeli en el set de una película. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)
La modelo israelí Bar Refaeli ofrece una conferencia desde un set en Eilat, al sur de Israel. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)
La modelo israelí Bar Refaeli sonriente durante el certamen de belleza de Miss Ucrania. (Marzo 31, 2012) (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)
Bar Refaeli en un festejo con motivo del lanzamiento de la edición de trajes de baños de la revista Sports Illustrated en Nueva York. (Febrero 14, 2012) (AP Photo/Diane Bondareff)
La modelo israelí Bar Refaeli en un evento en Londres. (Lunes 6, 2012) (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
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La modelo israelí Bar Refaeli durante un desfile de modas en Paris. (Enero 23, 2012) (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Bar Refaeli a sue llegada a los MTV European Music Awards 2011 en Belfast. (Noviembre 6, 2011) (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)
Bar Refaeli a sue llegada a los MTV European Music Awards 2011 en Belfast.(Noviembre 6, 2011) (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)
Bar Refaeli a su llegada a la fiesta de Vanity Fair con motivo del Oscar en West Hollywood, California. (Septiembre 8, 2011) (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)
SOCHI, RUSSIA - OCTOBER 10: Model Bar Refaeli, the global MARTINI Race ambassador attends at Martini Pre-rice Cocktail At Terrazza Martini on October 10, 2015 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Gennadi Avramenko/Epsilon/Getty Images)
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - JUNE 25: Bar Refaeli attends the Israeli basketball league championship game between Hapoel Jerusalem and Hapoel Eilat at Pais Arena on June 25, 2015 in Jerusalem, Israel. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 29: Model Bar Refaeli attends the Stella McCartney show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2015 on September 29, 2014 in Paris, France. (Photo by Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/French Select/Getty Images)
MADRID, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 19: Model Bar Refaeli attends 'El Hormiguero' TV Show on November 19, 2014 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Europa Press/Europa Press via Getty Images)
CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 13: Bar Refaeli attends the opening ceremony and premiere of 'La Tete Haute' ('Standing Tall') during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 13, 2015 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Gisela Schober/Getty Images)
CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 13: Model Bar Refaeli attends the opening ceremony and premiere of 'La Tete Haute' ('Standing Tall') during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 13, 2015 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images)
MADRID, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 19: Bar Refaeli attends the 2014 Marie Claire Prix de la Mode at Callao Theater on November 19, 2014 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Fotonoticias/WireImage)
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