this blue-eyed gent is "currently in Romania" OR Israel is truly a parallel universe

[Wayne Johnson]

who is this and why are we supposed to know about him?

doh

wgJ
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Eisenstadt" <michaele@hotpop.com>
To: <austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 10:33 AM
Subject: this blue-eyed gent is "currently in Romania" OR Israel is truly a 
parallel universe


> Shimon Sheves convicted of fraud
> By DAN IZENBERG (Jerusalem Post)
>
> The Supreme Court on Tuesday convicted Shimon Sheves on two counts of 
> breach
> of faith when he served as director-general of the Prime Minister's Office
> under Yitzhak Rabin.
>
> The court turned down the state's second appeal against its decision to
> acquit Sheves.
>
> The case will be brought to a district court for sentencing.
>
> Supreme Court President Aharon Barak wrote in his ruling that public
> servants hold positions which call for trust, honesty and a determination 
> to
> refrain from conflicts of interest.
>
> Sheves, currently in Romania, said he was "disappointed" in the court's
> ruling, adding that he was a faithful servant to Israel during his public
> service career, his lawyer told Israel Radio....
>