Tel-Chai Nation

Here's some of the latest on Ehud Olmert's shady business:

While serving as minister of industry, trade and labor, and not just during election campaigns, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert received, in person, cash envelopes from American business Morris Talansky, State Attorney Moshe Lador told the Supreme Court monday, adding that new details of Olmert's alleged corruption would be revealed in the coming day.

Ehud Olmert allegedly received the cash both in Israel through his office manager at the Ministry, Shula Zaken, and in the United States," Lador said, as judges deliberated on the appeal by the prime ministers' lawyers against the decision to allow the state to take a "preliminary testimony" from Talanksy, described by Zaken in her appointment diary as "The Laundry Man."

The state attorney confirmed that there were two suspects in the case -- he did not state that the second suspect was Zaken, but that is believed to be the case. He said that the suspicions also pertained to the period in which Olmert served as mayor of Jerusalem.

Olmert tried to appeal against Talansky's giving testimony today. It's been rejected, and tomorrow, I think Talansky will be testifying in the case.

Labels: Israel, political corruption