Former Argentina President Indicted on Corruption Charges

Former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner arrives at the Justice building in Buenos Aires, Argentina, September 3, 2018. By Alberto Raggio/Reuters
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BUENOS AIRES–Argentina’s former president Cristina Fernandez was indicted on Sept. 17 on charges that her administration accepted bribes from construction companies in exchange for public works contracts, according to an indictment released by a federal judge.

Argentina’s Justice Department is seeking to determine whether Fernandez headed a broad corruption network that involved politicians and businessmen during her two terms as president from 2007-15.