Judge indicts former Argentine president in corruption case

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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- An Argentine judge has indicted former President Cristina Fernandez in a corruption case involving public works.

Federal Judge Julian Ercolini on Tuesday approved charges of illicit association and fraudulent administration against Fernandez, as well as businessman Lazaro Baez, whose company allegedly benefited from irregular contracts. Two former cabinet ministers also were named.

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1. Ex-Argentine leader Fernandez indicted, tied to nuns and guns scandal

Former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez was indicted on Tuesday on charges she ran a corruption scheme with a public works secretary who was arrested in June while trying to stash millions of dollars in a convent.

A federal judge accused them and other officials of the Fernandez administration of crimes "including the deliberate seizure of funds principally meant for public road works."

Corruption charges have long swirled around Fernandez and her husband and predecessor, the late Nestor Kirchner. She denies wrongdoing and accuses Argentina's current leader, Mauricio Macri, of using the courts to persecute her.

The country was riveted in June when Fernandez's former public works secretary, Jose Lopez, was arrested while tossing bags stuffed with millions of dollars over the walls of a Catholic convent on the outskirts of Buenos Aires.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/ex-argentine-leader-fernandez-indicted-tied-nuns-guns-011200457.html

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2. She's a crook nt

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3. Just another sad populist who claims to be left-leaning but is nothing more than a capitalist crook

Same with Maduro and most other left-leaning populist leaders of Latin America. Why can't these people be more like Mujica, who actually practiced what he preached?

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4. Very true nt