Current Israeli PM Ehud Olmert received bad news Sunday as US officials agreed to grant Morris Talansky partial immunity. The officals said that testimony that Talansky gives against Olmert can not be used against him. If the US were to open up new investigations against Talansky, they could use the information.

According to Ynet: “In late August, Talansky informed the State Prosecutor’s Office that according to his counsel’s advise, he will not be returning to Israel for any additional cross examination in the case in order to avert self-incrimination in the case currently pending against him the in the US. The US federal authorities are investigating Talansky for alleged money laundering and filing false tax reports. The US prosecution informed Talansky that is was willing to offer him a deal under which his testimony in the Olmert case could not be used against him in the pending US case.”

This is obviously bad news for Olmert. Already forced to leave office in 3 weeks because of investigation after investigation, he main job now will be to do all he can to stay out of prison. Good for him that he has a stellar legal team because it looks as if he is going to need it.

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