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Article: Israeli Police Raid Government Offices in Olmert Corruption Probes.
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- Israel Faxx
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- November 12, 2007
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By Jim Teeple (VOA-Jerusalem)
Israeli police investigating corruption allegations against the prime minister have launched a series of raids in Jerusalem. The investigations could have implications on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
More than 100 police raided government and private offices in expanding criminal investigations of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. More than 20 locations were targeted, including the Industry and Trade Ministry, the Postal Authority and the Jerusalem Municipality. There are three investigations involving suspicions of bribery, fraud and breach of trust when Olmert was a cabinet minister and Jerusalem mayor a few years ...