Court Increases Director Dan Torjman's Sentence to 10 Months Prison

An Israeli court has increased the prison sentence for film director, producer, and actor Dan Torjman from 9 months of community service to 10 months of actual imprisonment. The Tel Aviv District Court accepted the state's appeal against the leniency of the original sentence, ruling that the scope, nature, and 12-year duration of Torjman's tax offenses did not justify deviating from the standard sentencing range.

Torjman was convicted in 2025, based on his plea agreement, of tax offenses committed over a decade. These included omitting income from real estate ventures and rentals, and failing to pay capital gains tax on a property registered under another person's name. Prosecutors argued these actions were deliberate, involving fraud and deceit to evade taxes, and constituted a systematic pattern of non-issuance of invoices, incomplete reporting, and income concealment.

The lower court had initially set a sentencing range of 12 to 28 months imprisonment but opted for community service, citing the significant time elapsed since the offenses. The district court, however, determined that the passage of time was insufficient grounds for such a departure.

While the prison sentence was increased, the court reduced Torjman's fine from NIS 100,000 to NIS 50,000, citing his personal and financial circumstances. The suspended sentence remains in place. Torjman is scheduled to begin serving his sentence on March 1, 2027, at Nitzan Prison, unless otherwise ordered.