Article: Talansky: I gave Olmert $150,000 of my own money and large sums from others - all in cash. Star witness says he always admired PM. He was my friend. Barak reportedly considers calling on Olmert to

DAN IZENBERG
Jerusalem Post
05-28-2008
Headline: Talansky: I gave Olmert $150,000 of my own money and large sums from others - all in cash. Star witness says he always admired PM. He was my friend. Barak reportedly considers calling on Olmert to step down
Byline: DAN IZENBERG
Edition; Daily
Section: News
Page: 01

Wednesday, May 28, 2008 -- Prosecution witness Morris Talansky told the Jerusalem District Court on Tuesday that he gave Prime Minister Ehud Olmert $150,000 over a period of about 14 years, including $68,000 to help him in the 2002 Likud primary campaign.

Talansky also said he had loaned Olmert at least $50,000 and never been paid back. It was not clear from his testimony whether ...

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