GUATEMALA ORDERS ARREST OF EX-AMBASSADOR TO US IN GRAFT CASE
Jul 14, 7:27 PM EDT
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) -- A Guatemalan judge issued arrest warrants Friday for a former ambassador to the United States and another top ex-official in connection with a wide-ranging graft investigation.
A U.N. anti-corruption commission and Guatemalan prosecutors alleged that former Ambassador Julio Ligorria and former Communications Minister Alejandro Sinibaldi misused more than $10 million in government funds.
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Authorities identified beach homes, ranches, yachts, helicopters and works of art that Sinibaldi allegedly obtained with the ill-gotten gains. Police raided 42 properties related to the investigation Friday.
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Julio Ligorria
Alejandro Sinibaldi
Stu Pidass
