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Ecuador sentences former president Lenin Moreno to five years in prison for bribery
Former Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno has been sentenced to five years in prison for bribery related to the Coca Codo Sinclair hydroelectric plant. The court found him guilty of accepting bribes totaling approximately $76.1 million from the Chinese firm Sinohydro, and he is permanently barred from holding public office. Moreno and several family members were convicted in connection with the case.
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Former Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno has been sentenced to five years in prison for bribery related to the Coca Codo Sinclair hydroelectric plant. The court found him guilty of accepting bribes totaling approximately $76.1 million from the Chinese firm Sinohydro, and he is permanently barred from holding public office. Moreno and several family members were convicted in connection with the case.
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