Former Israeli navy chief suspected of corruption

Israeli police are investigating whether the former head of Israel’s navy broke the law when he bought merchandise from a US company that later hired him

The company, identified by Israel Radio as Cardion Inc. of Plainview, New York, paid retired Adm Micha Ram, 59, hundreds of thousands of dollars to work as a consultant shortly after he left the navy in 1992.

The naval contract was worth about 20 million US dollars. Israeli media reported, and the police fraud department is investigating whether the later payments to RAM constituted a bribe.

Israeli’s military police, the FBI and the Pentagon also are involved in the investigation, the Maariv newspaper reported on July 30.