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800-Year Prison Term For Man Who Killed 16 In This Country
A court in Guatemala sentenced an accused drug lord on Monday to 808 years in prison over the massacre of 15 Nicaraguans and one Dutch citizen in 2008, a judicial source said.
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Ex-Guatemala Soldier Gets 5,160 Years In Jail For 201 Civil War Deaths
A Guatemalan court on Wednesday sentenced a former soldier to 5,160 years in prison for the massacre of 201 peasants during one of the worst atrocities of the Central American nation's civil war.
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Guatemala Convicts Ex-Officer, Paramilitary In Slavery Case
In a historic ruling, a Guatemalan court on Friday convicted a retired army officer and a former paramilitary for the sexual enslavement of women during the country's civil war. It sentenced them to 120 years and 240 years in prison respectively.
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Prison For Guatemalan Drug Gang Which Slaughtered Foreigners
A Guatemala judge handed down prison terms of up to 828 years for six drug traffickers convicted of killing a busload of foreigners in 2008 before setting the bodies on fire.
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Mexico Sacks Prison Chiefs Over Guzman Escape, Offers Bounty
Mexico's government offered a $3.8 million reward for the capture of fugitive drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman on Monday and sacked top prison officials amid suspicions that guards helped him escape.
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Guatemala Prison Chief Arrested in Corruption Probe
The head of Guatemala's prison system was arrested on Wednesday on bribery and money-laundering charges linked to a notorious jail-based criminal syndicate, prosecutors said.
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US Seeks Prison Time for Ex-Guatemalan Leader after Bribe Plea
US prosecutors are pushing for a prison sentence for former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo that ensures he remains behind bars after admitting to taking $2.5 million in bribes from Taiwan and laundering funds through U.S. banks.
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Guatemalan gets 6,060 years prison for 1982 massacre
A Guatemalan court here sentenced a former elite special forces member to 6,060 years in prison for his role in the slaughter of 201 farmers in 1982, one of the worst atrocities in Guatemala's civil war.
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800-Year Prison Term For Man Who Killed 16 In This Country
A court in Guatemala sentenced an accused drug lord on Monday to 808 years in prison over the massacre of 15 Nicaraguans and one Dutch citizen in 2008, a judicial source said.
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Ex-Guatemala Soldier Gets 5,160 Years In Jail For 201 Civil War Deaths
A Guatemalan court on Wednesday sentenced a former soldier to 5,160 years in prison for the massacre of 201 peasants during one of the worst atrocities of the Central American nation's civil war.
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Guatemala Convicts Ex-Officer, Paramilitary In Slavery Case
In a historic ruling, a Guatemalan court on Friday convicted a retired army officer and a former paramilitary for the sexual enslavement of women during the country's civil war. It sentenced them to 120 years and 240 years in prison respectively.
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Prison For Guatemalan Drug Gang Which Slaughtered Foreigners
A Guatemala judge handed down prison terms of up to 828 years for six drug traffickers convicted of killing a busload of foreigners in 2008 before setting the bodies on fire.
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Mexico Sacks Prison Chiefs Over Guzman Escape, Offers Bounty
Mexico's government offered a $3.8 million reward for the capture of fugitive drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman on Monday and sacked top prison officials amid suspicions that guards helped him escape.
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Guatemala Prison Chief Arrested in Corruption Probe
The head of Guatemala's prison system was arrested on Wednesday on bribery and money-laundering charges linked to a notorious jail-based criminal syndicate, prosecutors said.
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US Seeks Prison Time for Ex-Guatemalan Leader after Bribe Plea
US prosecutors are pushing for a prison sentence for former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo that ensures he remains behind bars after admitting to taking $2.5 million in bribes from Taiwan and laundering funds through U.S. banks.
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Guatemalan gets 6,060 years prison for 1982 massacre
A Guatemalan court here sentenced a former elite special forces member to 6,060 years in prison for his role in the slaughter of 201 farmers in 1982, one of the worst atrocities in Guatemala's civil war.
