Jerusalem Mayor Ehud Olmert may face fraud charges stemming from Israel’s 1988 election campaign, when he served as treasurer of the Likud Party.
Olmert is suspected of creating false receipts during the 1988 campaign, a spokeswoman for the Justice Ministry said Monday, adding that Attorney General Michael Ben-Yair has decided to prosecute.
Two other Likud members who worked with Olmert will also be charged, the spokeswoman said.
A close ally of Prime Minister-elect Benjamin Netanyahu, Olmert is thought to be a potential Cabinet member in the incoming government.
A spokesman for Olmert said the mayor would not issue a response until he received additional information about the case.
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