"Corruption trial for Olmert begins; Ex-Israeli leader says he is innocent of all charges" by Isabel Kershner, New York Times | September 26, 2009
JERUSALEM - Ehud Olmert, the former prime minister of Israel, appeared in court here yesterday for the opening of his trial on charges of corruption, a spectacle that marks a new low in the annals of Israeli public life and that could well end any chance of a political comeback for Olmert.
I don't know; we are talking about a mass-murdering, genocidal, lying, land-stealing group of people here.
Olmert was indicted on three counts of corruption in late August after a lengthy investigation that forced him to resign last fall. The accusations include fraud, breach of trust, falsifying corporate records, and failing to report income....
The charges against Olmert stem primarily from three episodes that unfolded over the last two years. The beginning of his political demise came when Morris Talansky, , 76, a Long Island, N.Y, businessman [and] a resident of Woodsburgh in New York’s Nassau County, testified here in May 2008 about the huge sums of cash he had transferred -- more than $600,000, some of it stuffed in envelopes -- to Olmert between 1997 and 2005. According to Talansky, much of the money was for election campaigns, but some was for Olmert’s personal use.
Prosecutors accuse Olmert of hiding the money and failing to report it to the authorities. Though Olmert has not been charged explicitly with taking bribes in the Talansky case, he is accused of abusing his position as a government minister to promote Talansky’s private business interests in Israel and abroad, a major conflict of interest. Olmert is also charged with fraudulently billing multiple entities, including state agencies and charities, for trips abroad during his time in government, and with using the credit he allegedly amassed to finance private and family travel...
See: The Day Israel Didn't Mention the Holocaust
Case closed on the BG and AmeriKa's MSM, folks!They are just what I say they are.
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