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| By: Associated Press |
| Published: March 2, 2006 |
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The sale and rental of Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's Jerusalem home was done legally, Israel's state comptroller ruled Wednesday, putting an end to a corruption scandal just four weeks before a general election.
State Comptroller Micha Lindenstrauss investigated the sale after there were suspicions Olmert sold the house at a price higher than market value, and then rented it from the new owners at an unrealistically low rate.
The comptroller wrote in a report released Wednesday that the sale price of $2.69 million "is reasonable." The Olmerts' monthly payments of $2,250 to stay in the house until their new apartment is renovated "appears relatively low, but there is no proof that it is unreasonable," Lindenstrauss wrote. |
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