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Former Nicaragua presidential candidate Chamorro gets 8 years for financial crimes

FILE PHOTO: Cristiana Chamorro talks to the media outside the Interior Ministry, where she was notified of an investigation against her due to inconsistencies in the financial reports of the Violeta Barrios de Chamorro Foundation, in Managua, Nicaragua May 20, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Herrera/File Photo

A judge late on Monday sentenced former Nicaraguan presidential candidate Cristiana Chamorro to eight years of detention for money laundering and misuse of funds, in a case that government opponents argue was politically motivated.

A judge will later decide if she will serve her sentence under house arrest or in prison.

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