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Olmert faces further charges



JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli police on Thursday recommended that outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert be indicted in yet another of a series of corruption scandals that forced his resignation and led to an early election.

The recommendation stemmed from allegations that Olmert, while serving as minister of trade and finance between 2003 and 2006, granted favors to associates.

Olmert, who resigned in September but is staying on until a new government is formed following a February 10 election, has denied any wrongdoing.

Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said the anti-fraud unit's non-binding recommendation to Attorney General Menachem Mazuz included evidence of "fraud and breach of trust."

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