Talanksy fails to show up for unrelated Long Island court appearance
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
A key figure in the investigation of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Morris Talansky, failed to show up for a court hearing on misdemeanor assault charges stemming from a dispute over a dentist's bill.
Talansky's lawyer told a judge that his client was in Israel, aiding prosecutors looking into allegations the prime minister took envelopes stuffed with cash from Talansky over a decade and a half.
Talansky, who has a home on Long Island, is facing charges that he scuffled with his longtime dentist after getting into an argument over his bill. The dentist also claims the 75-year-old Talansky left threatening telephone messages.
Judge William O'Brien said if Talansky misses his next court date in July, he will sign a warrant for his arrest.
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