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Argentina VP convicted in $1B fraud scheme

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Cristina Fernández, vice president of Argentina, was convicted and sentenced for a $1 billion fraud scheme.

Fernández, who also previously served as president of the country, was ordered to spend six years in prison. She also received a lifetime ban from holding public office.

Fernández described herself as the victim of a “judicial mafia.”

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