Former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert, found guilty of fraud and corruption

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has been found guilty of fraud and breach of trust in a retrial on corruption charges. The ruling came down on Monday in Jerusalem District Court.

Olmert was acquitted in 2012 of charges he accepted cash-stuffed envelopes from an American supporter. But Olmert’s longtime confidant later became a state’s witness, offering tape recordings of conversations with Olmert about receiving the cash, leading to a retrial.

Source:: Indian Express