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Former Guatemala President Alfonso Portillo extradited to U.S.
MEXICO CITY — Former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo was extradited Friday from his home country to the United States, where he faces long-standing charges that he used U.S. banks to launder millions of dollars in public funds that he...
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Guatemalan ex-president extradited to U.S. on money-laundering charges
ReutersGUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo was extradited on Friday to the United States to face money-laundering charges, just days after former dictator Efrain Rios Montt's genocide conviction was overturned. A U.S. grand...Tags: Massacres, Prosecution, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Embezzlement, Corporate Crime
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Extraditan a EEUU ex presidente Guatemala Portillo acusado lavado dinero
ReutersCIUDAD DE GUATEMALA (Reuters) - El ex presidente de Guatemala Alfonso Portillo fue extraditado sorpresivamente el viernes a Estados Unidos por cargos de conspiración para cometer lavado de dinero, informaron sus abogados y la embajada del país... -
Ex presidente Portillo de Guatemala, extraditado a Estados Unidos
ReutersCIUDAD DE GUATEMALA, 24 mayo (Reuters) - El ex presidente de Guatemala Alfonso Portillo fue extraditado el viernes a Estados Unidos por cargos de conspiración para cometer lavado de dinero, informó la embajada del país norteamericano en Ciudad de... -
Guatemalan ex-president extradited to U.S. on money laundering charges
ReutersBy Mike McDonald GUATEMALA CITY, May 24 (Reuters) - Former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo was extradited on Friday to the United States to face money laundering charges, the U.S. embassy in Guatemala said. A U.S. grand jury decided in 2009 that...Tags: Prosecution, Embezzlement, Corporate Crime, International Law, Punishment
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ACTUALIZA 1-Extraditan a EEUU ex presidente Guatemala Portillo acusado lavado dinero
Reuters(Actualiza con más información y citas) CIUDAD DE GUATEMALA, 24 mayo (Reuters) - El ex presidente de Guatemala Alfonso Portillo fue extraditado sorpresivamente el viernes a Estados Unidos por cargos de conspiración para cometer lavado de dinero,... -
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Picking a volunteer vacation is a lot like dating: The choices are mind-boggling, but finding the right fit takes work. Treat the search like a job. Opportunities to travel and immerse yourself in a different culture are everywhere. You can enlist...
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OAS report breaks ground on marijuana
Latin American presidents who support decriminalization of marijuana won a big diplomatic victory in recent days when the 34-country Organization of American States issued a report that considers that option as one of several policies that might help...Tags: United Nations, Mexico, United Nations General Assembly, Barack Obama, Colombia
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Juicio de Ríos Montt en Guatemala podría no reanudarse: abogados
ReutersCIUDAD DE GUATEMALA (Reuters) - El juicio al ex dictador guatemalteco Efraín Ríos Montt probablemente no se reanudará luego de que la Corte de Constitucionalidad anuló su sentencia por genocidio, dijeron abogados el martes. Ríos Montt fue... -
Guatemala's top court annuls Rios Montt genocide conviction
ReutersGUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemala's highest court on Monday overturned a genocide conviction against former dictator Efrain Rios Montt and reset his trial back to when a dispute broke out a month ago over who should hear the case. Rios Montt, 86,...Tags: Massacres, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Judges, Ronald Reagan, Murder
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Guatemalan court action revives questions about Rios Montt's fate
MEXICO CITY— The Guatemalan high court’s decision to overturn the genocide conviction of former military dictator Efrain Rios Montt and restart his trial has revived questions about his responsibility for the slaughter of some 1,700 ethnic...
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Guatemala trial of Rios Montt has likely collapsed - lawyers
ReutersBy Mike McDonald GUATEMALA CITY, May 21 (Reuters) - The trial of former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt has likely collapsed after the country's top court struck down his conviction for genocide, defense and prosecution lawyers said on Tuesday....Tags: Massacres, Civil Rights, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Punishment, International Law
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