Former Ecuadorian president Abdala Bucaram and his son Jacobo were sentenced to nine years and four months in prison for involvement in a pandemic-era corruption scheme tied to the illegal sale of Covid-19 medical supplies, with Bucaram appearing via remote clinic due to heart problems. The two main perpetrators received longer sentences of 13 years and four months, another co-defendant was murdered in prison in 2020, and Bucaram could serve the sentence under house arrest given his age.

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Abdalá Bucaram Ortiz

President of Ecuador (1996 - 1997)

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Ecuador Court Sentences Ex-President Bucaram to Nine Years in Medical Supplies Case

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Abdalá Jaime Bucaram Ortiz is an Ecuadorian politician and lawyer who was the 38th president of Ecuador from 1996 until his removal from office in 1997. As president, Bucaram was nicknamed "El Loco Que Ama".

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Occupation: politician, lawyer
Position held: President of Ecuador, Mayor of Guayaquil, Supreme director, Supreme director
Citizenship: Ecuador
Born: February 4, 1952

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