Jerusalem ( CNN ) -- A court fined former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and gave him a one-year suspended jail sentence Monday , more than two months after he was found guilty of breach of trust . Olmert was ordered to pay a fine of 75,000 new Israeli shekels ( about $ 19,000 ) . As part of his sentencing by the Jerusalem District Court , he was also cleared to run for political office . `` I am entering this court with my head high , I am also leaving the court with my head high , '' Olmert said after the sentencing , according to his attorney , Eli Zohar . Monday 's suspended jail sentence means Olmert will not serve jail time unless he commits the same crime within a three-year period . In a trial that ended in July , Olmert was found guilty of breach of trust but was acquitted on two corruption-related charges . The allegations stemmed from 2002 to 2006 , when Olmert served a second term as mayor of Jerusalem and held several Cabinet posts under then-Prime Minister Ariel Sharon . Prosecutors accused Olmert of double-billing government agencies for travel , taking cash from an American businessman in exchange for official favors and acting on behalf of his former law partner 's clients . `` The court decided that I breached trust . I honor the decision of the court , and will learn the lessons from this , '' Olmert said outside the courtroom in July . `` I want to remind you that the court said that there were procedural problems -- not corruption , I never got anything . I acted in a way which was counter to procedure . I honor that , and take it to my heart . '' At the time , he said nothing about his political future and thanked his lawyers for their work . Olmert became prime minister in 2006 after succeeding Sharon , who suffered a massive stroke . He announced his resignation in August 2008 after Israeli police recommended that he stand trial . He left office after a new government took power in March 2009 . Earlier this year , Olmert told CNN 's Christiane Amanpour that millions of dollars from the `` extreme right wing '' in the United States helped oust him from government and derailed a peace plan with the Palestinians . In 2008 , Olmert sought a `` full comprehensive peace between us and the Palestinians '' -- a two-state solution based on the 1967 borders . But the plan was never realized , and Olmert was forced from office , accused of corruption . He denied the allegations . `` I had to fight against superior powers , including millions and millions of dollars that were transferred from this country ( the United States ) by figures which were from the extreme right wing that were aimed to topple me as prime minister of Israel . There is no question about it , '' he told CNN . Pressed to name names , Olmert replied : `` Next time . '' CNN 's Michael Schwartz , Sara Sidner and Amnon Pery contributed to this report .
NEW : Ehud Olmert says he is `` leaving the court with his head high '' Jerusalem District Court says the former prime minister must pay a fine . The Israeli daily Haaretz reports that Olmert's lawyer has asked for NIS 50,000 ($8,000) in compensation from the court. Allegations stemmed from 2002 to 2006 , before he became prime minister .