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JERUSALEM — Israel's state prosecutor has decided to drop one criminal investigation into Ehud Olmert's role in the privatization of a bank, though the outgoing prime minister still faces other corruption investigations.
Prosecutors had suspected Olmert of trying to rig the 2005 sale of Bank Leumi in favor of two associates. He was finance minister at the time.
But State Prosecutor Moshe Lador said Thursday Olmert played only a small role in the affair and any conflict of interest was limited. Police already recommended last month that the case be dropped.
The Leumi Affair is one of several corruption investigations that forced Olmert to announce his resignation in September. He is remaining in office until elections in February.
Olmert has denied any wrongdoing.
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