Imelda Marcos handed minimum 42-year jail term for corruption

Former first lady of the Philippines found guilty of seven counts of graft

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Imelda Marcos is appealing the verdict

Former first lady of the Philippines Imelda Marcos has been sentenced to a minimum of 42 years of prison for creating private foundations to hide her unexplained wealth during the two-decade rule of her late dictator husband.

The national anti-corruption court found Ferdinand Marcos’ widow guilty of seven counts of graft, with each count punishable by between six and 11 years in prison. The charges relate to seven transfers totalling $200m to Swiss foundations during her term as Manila governor, between 1978 and 1984.

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