A-G Checking French Tycoon’s Claim He Funded Netanyahu
Israeli authorities are looking into a French tycoon’s claim he gave Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu 1 million euros — or more than $1.1 million.
The attorney general’s office said on Monday that it’s probing Arnaud Mimran’s testimony in France that he funded one of Netanyahu’s election campaigns. If true, such a sum would violate Israel’s campaign finance laws.
The prime minister’s office did not deny there was a contribution, but said any money received by Netanyahu was done lawfully while he was a private citizen, and not part of any election campaign donation.
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