Israel's attorney general on Monday ordered a criminal probe into excessive residential spending by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu . The announcement came after the state comptroller reported that large...
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Former Israeli prime minster Ehud Olmert was convicted Monday by the Jerusalem District Court of fraud and breach of trust in connection to payments received from American businessman Morris Talansky. According to Talansky's previous...
Israel's Supreme Court on Monday postponed the start of the prison sentence for former prime minister Ehud Olmert pending appeal on his conviction of corruption charges. Olmert was sentenced to six years in prison...
Former Israel PM sentenced to six years in prison for bribery
An Israeli trial court on Tuesday sentenced former prime minister Ehud Olmert to six years in prison for his role in a bribery scandal while serving as mayor of Jerusalem. The Tel Aviv District Court ruled [AP...
Israel's Tel Aviv District Court on Monday convicted former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert of accepting bribes relating to the construction of a luxury apartment complex called the Holyland towers. As Jerusalem's mayor from...
Israel ex-PM given suspended sentence, fine for breaching public trust
The Jerusalem District Court on Monday sentenced former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert to a one-year suspended sentence and a fine of about USD $19,000 on a charge of...
An Iranian court on Monday sentenced to death four individuals convicted on financial corruption charges, the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported . The national news agency cited Prosecutor-General Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei, who said that...
Israel ex-PM acquitted of major corruption charges, convicted on lesser count
Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert was acquitted of two major counts of corruption but found guilty of a third lesser charge on Tuesday in the culmination of a three-year trial. In a 700-page...
Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert was indicted Thursday on bribery charges over the construction of a luxury apartment complex called the Holyland towers. As Jerusalem's mayor from 1993 to 2003, Olmert, along with other city officials, allegedly accepted...
Israel police call for ex-PM to stand trial on real estate corruption charges
The Israeli Police on Monday recommended that former prime minister Ehud Olmert stand trial for his alleged involvement in the Holyland bribery scandal that occurred during his time as mayor of Jerusalem....