CAROL LIN, CNN ANCHOR: Former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife could be facing corruption charges. We turn to our Jerusalem bureau chief Walter Rodgers for those details -- Walt.</s>WALTER RODGERS, CNN JERUSALEM BUREAU CHIEF: Hello, Carol. It's extraordinarily bad news for former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sarah (ph). They are under investigation -- they have been under investigation by police on a variety of corruption charges ranging from theft to misuse of public funds. The Israeli police have been investigating the Netanyahus for over eight months now, they've called over a hundred witnesses, they grilled Prime Minister Netanyahu and his wife, Sarah, they even searched the former Prime Minister's house. Now, it should be noted that these are just police suspicions at this time, police recommendations to the state prosecutor here. Still, the police believe that Mr. Netanyahu -- and they have recommended that Mr. Netanyahu should be prosecuted for accepting bribes, for trying to misuse public funds, for breach of trust and excepting illegal gifts among other charges. Mrs. Netanyahu is said to be -- the police investigation is said to recommend that she be prosecuted for theft and for trying to misuse public funds. Mr. Netanyahu himself has not spoken on this except to say that the charges are unfounded. He will make a public statement later this evening. I'm Walter Rodgers, CNN, live in Jerusalem. Search CNN.com CNNSI.com CNNmoney.com The Web
Netanyahus Could Face Charges in Israel