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Lawyer: El Salvador ex-prez Saca to plead guilty to graft
Updated 3:01 pm CDT, Tuesday, August 7, 2018
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Lawyers for former El Salvador President Tony Saca say he will plead guilty to corruption charges in return for a lighter sentence.
Attorney Lisandro Quintanilla says Salvadoran law allows for a more lenient punishment in view of a guilty plea.
The 53-year-old Saca was arrested in October 2016 and accused of diverting $301 million in government funds. He had faced up to 25 years in prison if convicted.
Under the deal, prosecutors will ask for Saca to get 10 years — five for embezzlement and five more for money laundering.
More:
https://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Lawyer-El-Salvador-ex-prez-Saca-to-plead-guilty-13138604.php
