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Prison term for ex-Argentine economy minister |
2012-12-29 |
[Daily Nation (Kenya)] A court in Argentina sentenced former economy minister Felisa Miceli to four years in prison Thursday on corruption charges related to a stash of $64,000 found in her office bathroom in 2007. "Ummm... What's that, Yer Excellency?" "Toilet paper. What's it look like?" "Ahhh... That's the $64,000 question, ain't it?" Late president Nestor Kirchner chose Miceli, 60, as the first woman ever to lead Argentina's economy ministry in 2005, but she was forced to resign in disgrace less than two years later over the high-profile scandal. "Stick 'em up, Yer Excellency!" Miceli was "sentenced to four years imprisonment and disqualification from public office for eight years for crimes of concealment aggravated by her status as a public official," judges said in a unanimous decision. |
Posted by:Fred |
#1 64K? Hell Ron Brown would have made many laughs. |
Posted by: Shipman 2012-12-29 11:58 |