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Former head of the International Monetary Fund, Rato, was sentenced to a new prison term on corruption charges – Trendy Blogger

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Former head of the International Monetary Fund, Rato, was sentenced to a new prison term on corruption charges – Trendy Blogger

A Madrid court sentenced former International Monetary Fund director Rodrigo Rato to nearly five years in prison, after convicting him on corruption charges, the court announced on Friday. Rato, who has denied any wrongdoing throughout the nine-year investigation, said in a statement sent to Reuters via law firm Baker McKenzie that the ruling was “unfair” … Read more

Alexander Rodnyansky was sentenced to 8.5 years in prison by a Moscow court trendy blogger

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Alexander Rodnyansky was sentenced to 8.5 years in prison by a Moscow court trendy blogger

A Moscow court on Monday sentenced Alexander Rodnyansky, a two-time Oscar nominee for “Leviathan” and “Loveless,” to prison in absentia for 8.5 years, with the producer accusing Russian authorities of trying to “sow more fear” among the film’s critics. Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine. “Dozens of Russia’s best writers and musicians were sentenced for this … Read more