The Nation - News from May 7, 1987
A former Chilean secret police captain was sentenced to seven years in prison for his role in the 1976 car-bombing death of Chilean diplomat Orlando Letelier. Armando Fernandez, 37, pleaded guilty in February to a charge of accessory to murder and was granted federal protection. Letelier and an American friend, Ronni Moffett, were killed by the explosion while driving through Embassy Row in Washington. Fernandez is one of three Chilean intelligence officials indicted in Letelier’s slaying.
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