James Packer pays $1.8m to law firm also defending Netanyahu’s corruption charges
Australian billionaire James Packer has been making monthly payments to the law firm currently defending Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against corruption charges. The investigation raises questions about whether these payments constitute an undisclosed benefit to the Prime Minister.
Why it matters
The potential financial link between a high-profile businessman and a sitting Prime Minister's legal defense team poses significant ethical and legal questions regarding political corruption.
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Share A A A Billionaire James Packer has paid at least $US1.25 million ($1.78 million) to the Tel Aviv law firm also defending Benjamin Netanyahu against allegations the Israeli prime minister corruptly received benefits from the Australian businessman and other wealthy supporters a decade ago.
An investigation by this masthead on the eve of seismic Israeli elections has uncovered a money trail involving monthly $US50,000 wire transfers over the past two years from a bank account controlled by Packer’s company to the account of Netanyahu’s legal defence firm.
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