Businessman Morris Talansky, Witness in Ehud Olmert Trial, Passes at 92

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The decisive testimony of the billionaire, who died at the age of 92, led to the resignation of Ehud Olmert • Talansky testified at the time that he transferred money in envelopes to Shula Zaken, Olmert's secretary and chief of staff

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Talansky is known as someone who served as a key witness in the "Money Envelopes" affair, in which former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was convicted of receiving money illegally while serving as Mayor of Jerusalem and Minister of Industry, Trade and Industry.

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Moshe (Maurice) Talansky, a Jewish-American billionaire who was one of the key witnesses in the trial of former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, passed away during the holiday at the age of 92. He will be laid to rest tonight at the Beit Shemesh cemetery. Talansky was born in New York and served as a businessman and fundraiser for Jewish organizations. He had connections with both Israeli and US politicians. Talansky, an ultra-Orthodox Zionist busi…