Philippines Ex-President Convicted
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A Philippine anticorruption court convicted Joseph Estrada of illegally acquiring wealth while in office and sentenced him to a maximum of 40 years in prison.
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Joseph Estrada, the playboy former leader of the Philippines, was preparing for life as a free man on Friday as President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo faced criticism for rushing through his pardon.
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Ethiopia's former Marxist ruler Mengistu Haile Mariam is found guilty in absentia of genocide after a 12-year trial.
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A former FBI intelligence analyst who worked under two vice presidents could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison Wednesday for passing secret U.S. documents in a plot to topple the Philippine government.
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NEWARK, New Jersey  - A former top police official in the Philippines who admitted receiving classified information stolen from U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney's office was sentenced to more than six years in prison on Tuesday.
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A three-judge panel Wednesday found a former interior minister guilty of fueling violence in East Timor a year ago that ultimately led to the downfall of the government and sentenced him to 7 1/2 years in prison.
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Joseph Estrada's pardon gets the former Philippines leader out of prison   -  and could potentially get his successor, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, out of hot water
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A former Rwandan army chief was found guilty Wednesday of the 1994 killings of 10 Belgian UN peacekeepers protecting the then Rwandan prime minister Agathe Uwilingiyimana.
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Joseph Estrada's pardon gets the former Philippines leader out of prison  -- and could potentially get his successor, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, out of hot water
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The former head of Hollinger International was found guilty of taking illegal payments from the company.
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President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo pardoned her ousted predecessor Thursday, paving the way for Joseph Estrada's release a month after he was sentenced to life in prison for corruption
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An 81-year-old Rwandan pastor found guilty of genocide is released after serving his sentence.
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Salvador Dali's former personal assistant has been convicted for marring a painting by the Spanish surrealist master, the Gala-Salvador Dali Foundation said Thursday.
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Ex-Philippine President Joseph Estrada is freed from detention, after receiving a pardon from his successor.
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Joseph Estrada, the jailed former leader  of the Philippines, walked free on Friday as President Gloria  Macapagal Arroyo faced criticism for pardoning the playboy  movie star.
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EnronÂs former chief financial officer received a sentence that was two years less than the maximum provided in his plea agreement.
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A former Mexican police commander was convicted Wednesday of helping run a notorious Gulf cartel's drug smuggling operation.