JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's Justice Ministry said it has evidence that outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert kept more than $350,000 in a secret fund and did favours for a U.S. businessman who handed him cash-filled envelopes.
The allegations were contained in a statement issued by the ministry on Sunday in which Attorney-General Menachem Mazuz said he was considering indicting Olmert on charges of fraud, breach of trust and fraudulent receipt of monies.
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