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Argentina’s Cristina Fernández sentenced to six years in $1bn fraud case

Argentina’s Cristina Fernández sentenced to six years in bn fraud case

Vice-president and former president also given lifelong ban on holding public office after being found guilty

Argentina’s vice-president and former president, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, has been sentenced to six years in prison and given a lifelong ban on holding public office after being found guilty in a $1bn fraud case related to public works.

Fernández de Kirchner – who was president of Argentina for two terms between 2007 and 2015 – was found guilty of fraud on Tuesday, though she is unlikely to serve any prison time soon as she has immunity due to her government roles and is expected to launch a lengthy appeals process that could take years.

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