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Sergio Goncalves

BES bank former patriarch gets 6-year jail sentence; lawyer says appeal planned

FILE PHOTO: Ricardo Salgado, former CEO of rescued Portugese bank Banco Espirito Santo (BES), adjusts his glasses during a parliament committee to speak on BES' situation at the Portuguese parliament in Lisbon December 9, 2014. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante/File Photo

The former patriarch of the Espirito Santo family of bankers, Ricardo Salgado, was sentenced to six years in jail by a Lisbon court on Monday for appropriating 10.7 million euros ($11.65 million) from defunct lender Grupo Espirito Santo (GES).

It is the first effective prison sentence for the former banker, who, since the collapse of GES and Banco Espirito Santo (BES) in 2014, is facing several court cases.

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