Israeli police questioned Morris Talansky for three hours in an alleged bribery case involving Ehud Olmert.
Talansky was questioned Monday at the headquarters of Israel’s National Fraud Unit, Ynet reported. The Long Island, N.Y., businessman is suspected of raising funds that allegedly were transferred to the Israeli prime minister when he served as Trade and Industry minister.
Also Monday, police raided the offices of the municipality of Jerusalem, confiscating several documents that may be linked to the investigation.
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