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The Associated Press Posted: Mar 30, 2015 1:57 AM ET Last Updated: Mar 30, 2015 1:57 AM ET
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has been found guilty of fraud and breach of trust in a retrial on corruption charges.
The ruling came down Monday in Jerusalem District Court. Olmert was acquitted in 2012 of charges he accepted cash-stuffed envelopes from an American supporter.
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But Olmert's longtime confidant later became a state's witness, offering tape recordings of conversations with Olmert about receiving the cash, leading to a retrial.
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