Former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos faces jail after being found guilty of graft

November 09, 2018 12:35 PM

MANILA – The widow of the late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos has been sentenced to at least 42 years’ jail over graft charges involving some US$658 million (S$905 million) that her family was accused of hiding through foundations set up in Switzerland.

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