VENEZUELA : Ex-Leader Sentenced for Corruption
From Times Wire Reports
Former President Carlos Andres Perez was convicted of corruption and sentenced to 28 months’ house arrest. The sentence means that Perez, 73, who has already completed two years’ house arrest in his luxury colonial home overlooking Caracas, the capital, should walk free in about four months.
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