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The Latin Americanist (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
For the last four years, former president of Guatemala, Alfonso Portillo, has been hiding from corruption charges in Mexico. Pero, that is about to end. Portillo was extradited to his home country. Portillo certainly has an i nteresting background, that includes a shooting . That hasn't stopped some from thinking that he is the best thing that ever happened to Guatemala...
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Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
After hiding from Justice for four years in Mexico, former President Alfonso Portillo was extradited to Guatemala, where he will face serious charges of corruption and other felonies. Bloggers comment on the possible outcomes, and show surprise at how quickly he was put released on bail.
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findingDulcinea (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Alfonso Portillo, Guatemala’s first post-civil war president, has returned to the country after two years of failed appeals. He has been charged with embezzlement.
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Alterdestiny (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
Mexico has finally sent former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo back to Guatemala after nearly 4 years in exile. Portillo was elected in 1999, and served from 2000 to 2004. During that time he managed to turn the Guatemalan government into a cesspool of corruption and stole just about everything he could before leaving office. When the Berger government came into power in...
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JURIST (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
[JURIST] Former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo was extradited Tuesday from Mexico to Guatemala, where he is accused of authorizing transfers of $15.8 million from the budget of the Guatemalan Ministry of Defense during his presidency from 2000 to 2004. Portillo fled to Mexico at the end of his term amid corruption allegations, reportedly fearing he would not be afforded...
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MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
Mexico extradited former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo on Tuesday, sending him home to face corruption charges.
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San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Mexico extradited former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo on Tuesday, sending him home to face corruption charges.
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Mexico extradited former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo on Tuesday to face corruption charges, and the ex-leader told a judge there is no evidence to support the allegations against him.
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Mexico extradited former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo on Tuesday to face corruption charges, and the ex-leader told a judge there is no evidence to support the allegations against him.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
GUATEMALA CITY -- Mexico extradited former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo on Tuesday to face corruption charges, and the ex-leader told a judge there is no evidence to support the allegations against him.
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France24 (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Former Guatemalan president Alfonso Portillo has been extradited from Mexico to Guatemala where he faces corruption charges, the Guatemalan attorney general's office said Tuesday.
