In 2015, Yosef was indicted for fraud and breach of trust over allegations that he had used his position as Chief Rabbi to advance the business interests of his family's kosher food certification. Yosef was convicted for breach of trust in 2017, for forcing local businesses to use his family's certification. He had reached a plea agreement with the prosecution to resign all his communal offices, and not to take another public position for 7 years after his conviction.
