JERUSALEM, May 25 (UPI) -- Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was sentenced to an eight-month prison term Monday, after his March fraud re-trial and conviction.
Olmert, 69, was Israel's prime minister from 2006 to 2009. He was convicted of fraud, breach of trust and receiving illicit benefits for accepting campaign contributions, regarded as bribes, from Morris Talansky, an American backer. The sentence includes a $25,000 fine and a suspended sentence of an additional eight months.