Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert smiles as he waits in a court room in Jerusalem 's District Court . He was convicted of illicitly receiving money , fraud and breach of trust . Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has been convicted of unlawfully accepting money from a U.S. supporter in a retrial of corruption charges . The 69-year-old accepted around £104,000 ( $ 153,950 ) from Morris Talansky while he was a cabinet minister , Jerusalem District Court heard . He could now be given five years in prison - in addition to a six-year sentence he received in 2014 for a separate bribery conviction . His lawyers said they are likely to appeal the latest ruling . Following the verdict Uri Korev , prosecuting , said : 'His behaviour constitutes a breach of trust which harms the public , harms morality and harms the public 's trust in how he behaved corruptly . ' Olmert gave former office manager Shula Zaken part of the money in exchange for loyalty as well as using some for personal use without reporting it , the judges concluded . He was convicted of illicitly receiving money , fraud and breach of trust . Eyal Rozovsky , Olmert 's lawyer , said their legal team was 'of course very disappointed ' by the ruling . Olmert resigned in early 2009 amid corruption allegations . He was originally acquitted in 2012 of a series of charges including accepting cash-stuffed envelopes from Talansky while he was mayor of Jerusalem . He received around £406,000 ( $ 600,000 ) from the U.S. businessman but there was no evidence the money had been used for unlawful person reasons or illegal campaign financing , the court said . At the time Olmert was convicted on a lesser charge of breach of trust after steering job appointments and contracts to clients of a business partner . Olmert gave former office manager Shula Zaken part of the money in exchange for loyalty as well as using some for personal use , the judges concluded . A retrial was organised after Zaken became a state witness , offering diary entries and tape recordings of conversations with Olmert about illicitly receiving cash . In a separate trial in March 2014 Olmert was convicted of bribery and was sentenced to six years in prison . He appealed and has been allowed to stay out of jail until a verdict is delivered . The judges must now decide if Olmert should serve additional prison time for today 's conviction or whether his six-year sentence is enough for both offences , legal expert Emanuel Gross said . A decision is likely to be made in May .
Morris Talansky accepted around £104,000 ( $ 153,950 ) from Ehud Olmert . Gave an aide part of the money in exchange for loyalty , judges decided . 69-year-old convicted of illicitly receiving money , fraud and breach of trust .