Argentina’s Vice President Found Guilty in $1 Billion Fraud Trial

Argentina’s Vice President Found Guilty in $1 Billion Fraud Trial
Argentina's Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on March 1, 2021. Natacha Pisarenko/Pool/AP Photo
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Argentina’s vice president, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, was found guilty in federal court on Dec. 6 of having committed fraud in a scheme that embezzled about $1 billion through 51 public works projects while she served as president.

A three-judge panel convicted Fernández de Kirchner, marking the first time a vice president of Argentina has been convicted of a crime while holding office.

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