Vice-President of Ecuador and Others Convicted in Corruption Case

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cccmedia Ecuador / Colombia Expert

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cccmediaEcuador / Colombia Expert13 December 2017 23:22:23

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An Ecuadorian tribunal of three judges today (Wednesday, December 13, 2017) sentenced the vice-president of the country, Jorge Glas, an uncle of his and two others to six years imprisonment each in the Odebrecht corruption scandal.

Glas was convicted of "illicit association" for authoring a scheme by which he and others received millions of dollars from Odebrecht, a Brazilian construction company, in exchange for government contracts. Two other Ecuadorians received lesser prison time.

source: www.cuencahighlife.com

dumluk Serial expat

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dumlukSerial expat30 December 2017 16:29:16

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How much of that 6 yrs do you suppose he will actually serve? And is it under appeal now? Or was that sentencing final?

cccmedia Ecuador / Colombia Expert

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cccmediaEcuador / Colombia Expert30 December 2017 19:36:27

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According to a BBC report, the defendants have the right to appeal.

At the time of sentencing two weeks ago, Jorge Glas was the highest ranking official to be convicted in the international Odebrecht scandal.

While this is a legitimate news story and new facts are welcome here, speculating on the future of controversial political figures is outside the realm of this expat.com forum.

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dumluk Serial expat

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dumlukSerial expat31 December 2017 15:45:51

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Ahhh, c´mon CC.....its fun to speculate.......How do you think we got to have a quadrillion $ derivative bubble ready to burst and spew its toxic waste all over the world? Pure fun speculation........C´mon join the party......its never over right? Hahaha.......And on that jocular note, Happy New Years to all.....................

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