| Israeli police raided government offices | | | | home in the city in 2004. The prime minister |
| Sunday as part of a series of criminal | | | | is accused of buying the home at a discounted |
| investigations into Prime Minister Ehud | | | | price in exchange for helping the builder |
| Olmert's conduct in a previous cabinet post. | | | | obtain construction permits from the city |
| | | | government. |
| A police spokesman, Micky Rosenfeld, says | | | | |
| fraud investigators searched 20 locations, | | | | The prime minister has denied any wrongdoing. |
| including the Industry and Trade Ministry and | | | | |
| the Postal Authority, for potential evidence | | | | Last month, Israeli fraud investigators |
| in connection to the probes. There were no | | | | questioned Mr. Olmert for several hours in |
| immediate details on what evidence police are | | | | connection to the allegations. |
| seeking. | | | | |
| | | | The investigations come as the prime |
| The prime minister is suspected of trying to | | | | minister's approval ratings are recovering |
| steer the sale of a government contract to a | | | | after stinging criticism over his handling of |
| friend in 2005, when Mr. Olmert was serving | | | | last year's war in Lebanon. |
| as finance minister. | | | | |
| | | | Some information for this report was provided |
| Mr. Olmert, a former Jerusalem mayor, is also | | | | by AP and Reuters. |
| under investigation for his purchase of a | | | | |