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Peru's former spy chief
sentenced to 15 years in prison
Peru's former spy chief
Vladimiro Montesinos was
sentenced to 15 years in prison
and fined 15 million US dollars
on Monday after convicted of
bribery.
The Supreme Court ruled that
Montesinos, while serving as spy
chief under former President
Alberto Fujimori, used public
money to bribe three major TV
stations to broadcast reports
favorable to Fujimori and
repressive to the opposition,
local media reported Tuesday.
Montesinos had previously been
given sentences for misuse of
authority, peculation and
illegal possession of weapons,
among other convictions.
Montesinos, 61, was accused of
having formed a large corruption
network and collected almost 300
million dollars in illicit
money.
He fled the country but was
captured in Venezuela in 2001
and is facing dozens of charges
ranging from corruption to
organizing a paramilitary death
squad to fight leftist rebels.
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