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August 27, 2018

Corruption Scandal Engulfs Argentina
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In Argentina, a corruption scandal has engulfed the country, as
prosecutors investigate an alleged kickback scheme involving government
contracts under former President Néstor Kirchner and his widow and
successor, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. Authorities have already
arrested more than two dozen people and raided the home of Cristina
Fernández de Kirchner. She says the investigation is a political ploy by
the right-wing administration of Argentine President Mauricio Macri, and
she has compared her situation to the prosecution of Brazil's former
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.


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