While 66-year-old Olmert was cleared of the main graft charges of bribery and falsely billing for foreign fund raising trips by the Jerusalem district court, he was found guilty of illegally granting favours to a business friend, during his tenure.
Olmert who was plagued by the scandals during his three years in office, was the first Israeli Prime Minister to face criminal charges.
Olmert was tried on three main charges of corruption
