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AG notifies Olmert of possible indictment

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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert from the centrist Kadima party casts his ballot at a polling station in the national election in Tel Aviv on February 10, 2009. Likud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu and Kadima Party leader, Tzipi Livni, are in a tight race to be Israel's next leader. (UPI Photo/Kobe Gideon/Pool) 
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Published: March. 2, 2009 at 8:53 AM

JERUSALEM, March 2 (UPI) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert might be indicted on corruption charges, Attorney General Menachem Mazuz has indicated.

The attorney general notified Olmert's lawyers Sunday that he was considering charging the prime minister with fraud and breach of confidence, CNN reported.

The charges stem from accusations that Olmert, when he was mayor of Jerusalem, used his office to benefit U.S. businessman Morris Talansky in exchange for funds that prosecutors say were illegal but which Olmert says were legal campaign funding.

No date has been set for a planned hearing in which Olmert will answer Mazuz and the attorney general will make the final decision on whether to indict Olmert, the U.S. broadcaster reported.

Topics: Ehud Olmert, Menachem Mazuz, Morris Talansky
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