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Former Mexico ruling party governor Duarte jailed for nine years

Former Mexico ruling party governor Duarte jailed for nine years

Former Mexico ruling party governor Duarte jailed for nine years A former governor of Veracruz has been sentenced by a federal judge in Mexico to nine years in prison after pleading guilty for the crimes of criminal association and money laundering.A court in Mexico also fined Javier Duarte 58,890 Mexican pesos ($3,123) on Wednesday, and seized 40 properties that, according to authorities, were adquired with resources from the state.The former governor was in jail awaiting trial, so from the nine years he was sentenced, the court decided to also count the years he . . .

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