Fraud Case: Argentina's Vice President guilty in $1B fraud, gets 6 years

Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández was convicted and sentenced Tuesday to six years in prison and a lifetime ban

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lifetime ban from holding public office for a fraud scheme that embezzled $1 billion through public works projects.

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A three-judge panel found the Peronist leader guilty of fraud, but rejected a charge of running a criminal organization.

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Fernández’s supporters vowed to paralyze the country with a nationwide strike. They clogged downtown Buenos Aires

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Prosecutors said Fernández fraudulently directed 51 public works projects to Lázaro Báez, a construction magnate

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Báez and members of Fernández’s 2007-2015 presidential administration were among a dozen others accused in the conspiracy.

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Fernández went on her YouTube channel to say she will not seek further office after her vice presidential term expires on Dec. 10, 2023

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During the judicial process, the vice president called herself a victim of “lawfare” and characterized the Judiciary as a pawn of the opposition media

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Bacman said his surveys show 62% of Argentines want her removed and 38% support her no matter what.

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Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández was convicted and sentenced Tuesday to six years in prison and a lifetime ban

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lifetime ban from holding public office for a fraud scheme that embezzled $1 billion through public works projects.

Image Credit: Google

Content Credit: NBC News

A three-judge panel found the Peronist leader guilty of fraud, but rejected a charge of running a criminal organization.

Image Credit: Google

Content Credit: NBC News

Fernández’s supporters vowed to paralyze the country with a nationwide strike. They clogged downtown Buenos Aires

Image Credit: Google

Content Credit: NBC News

Prosecutors said Fernández fraudulently directed 51 public works projects to Lázaro Báez, a construction magnate

Image Credit: Google

Content Credit: NBC News

Báez and members of Fernández’s 2007-2015 presidential administration were among a dozen others accused in the conspiracy.

Image Credit: Google

Content Credit: NBC News

Fernández went on her YouTube channel to say she will not seek further office after her vice presidential term expires on Dec. 10, 2023

Image Credit: Google

Content Credit: NBC News

During the judicial process, the vice president called herself a victim of “lawfare” and characterized the Judiciary as a pawn of the opposition media

Image Credit: Google

Content Credit: NBC News

Bacman said his surveys show 62% of Argentines want her removed and 38% support her no matter what.

Image Credit: Google

Content Credit: NBC News