State Comptroller: Peres Suspected of Taking Illegal Gifts
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The State Comptroller’s Office acknowledges that over the past several months, it has been investigating the contributions received from abroad by MK Shimon Peres for his recent primaries bid for Labor Party leadership against Amir Peretz. The contributions in question total $320,000, reportedly from the billionaires Chaim Saban, Bruce Rappaport, and Daniel Abrams.
The Comptroller’s Office notes that laws that Peres may have broken include the Public Service law, the Campaign Contributions Law, and others.
Peres and his representatives were given early notice of the ongoing investigation, and were also told that the material would be forwarded to Attorney General Mazuz.
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