Noriega Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison in France
This article is a summary of reporting by The New York Times. Originally published July 7, 2010.
Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega was convicted by a French court and sentenced to seven years in prison for laundering millions of dollars in illicit drug profits through French bank accounts. Noriega had been extradited to France from the United States following the completion of his federal prison sentence in Florida. The ruling addressed financial crimes committed during his period as Panama's de facto military strongman during the late 1980s. The judicial proceedings formed part of the extensive international legal battles that followed his removal from power in Panama.
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A Paris court handed down a seven-year prison sentence to former Panamanian ruler Manuel Noriega for laundering drug money.
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