Jail Term Sought In Paris Graft Trial of E. Guinea VP

Paris prosecutors said Wednesday they were seeking a three-year jail term and a 30-million-euro ($34 million) fine for Equatorial Guinea’s Vice President Teodorin Obiang, on trial in absentia for embezzlement. The 48-year-old son of President Teodoro Obiang is charged with using money plundered from his country’s state coffers to fund a jet-set lifestyle in France. … Read more