Ex-Israeli PM Ehud Olmert convicted in another corruption case

‘Ehud Olmert, the former Israeli prime minister, already facing a six-year prison term after a corruption conviction, was found guilty on Monday in a separate case of accepting illegal payments from a US businessman.

The ruling in Jerusalem District Court reversed a 2012 acquittal of the veteran politician, who led Israel from 2006 to 2009.

Last May, Olmert was sentenced in other proceedings to six years in jail for accepting $160,000 (£107,000) in bribes linked to a real estate deal in Jerusalem, when he served as the city’s mayor. He is currently appealing that conviction in the Supreme Court.’

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