Israel closed a money-laundering probe against immigrant Russian media tycoon Vladimir Goussinsky. Citing lack of evidence, the Justice Ministry said Thursday it had abandoned an investigation launched against Goussinsky last year in connection with allegations that accounts at Israel’s largest bank, Bank Hapoalim, had been used to launder millions of dollars in foreign funds.
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