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St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

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Former Olmert office head Shula Zaken convicted for corruption

JTAPublished February 26, 2012

JERUSALEM -- Shula Zaken, former bureau chief for then-Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, was convicted for corruption. Zaken was convicted Sunday by the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court on charges of fraud and breach of trust stemming from a case over...

Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert , pictured here in a
Jerusalem court on Jan. 2, where he was on trial over alleged
double-billing for travel expenses, now faces new charges regarding
a real estate scandal. Photo: Uri Lenz/Flash 90/JTA

New indictment of Olmert keeps focus on political corruption

By Linda Gradstein, JTA, JERUSALEMPublished January 11, 2012

The indictment of former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and 17 other Israelis on charges related to one of the largest real estate scandals in Israeli history is the latest shoe to drop in a country where political corruption has come to be seen as an epidemic....

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