Defeated Tunisian presidential candidate paid ex-Israeli intelligence official $250,000
Lobbyist Ari Ben-Menashe reported being paid $250,000 by Nabil Karoui's wife and a friend.
![TUNISIA-ELECTION/ Salwa Karoui, wife of detained Tunisian media mogul and presidential candidate Nabil Karoui, speaks during an election campaign rally in Tunis, Tunisia, September 13, 2019. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi - RC1981714B10](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2020/01-1/RTX72V45.jpg/RTX72V45.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=fTfs1lb3)
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