On 28 February, Haaretz reported that Gertler is suspected of bribing the former president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila, and some other senior Congolese officials, in exchange for rights to mine resources in the country. He is said to have sent representatives to negotiate with US law enforcement authorities over the past few months, and said to include+ a prison sentence to be served in Israel.
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