State Comptroller and Ombudsman Micha Lindenstrauss has asked for more material from Labor party chairman and Defense Minister Ehud Barak concerning business dealings of his wife Nili Priell. Sources close to the Comptroller's office told Globes that the situation is "kosher but it stinks."

Channel 10 television recently reported that her Taurus Israel Financial Ventures firm, which she has since closed to prevent any political harm to her husband, exploited her marriage in order to help American businessmen make connections with Israeli politicians and businessmen.