A court in Ecuador sentenced former president Lenin Moreno to five years for taking Sinohydro bribes. The verdict deepens the country's long list of corruption cases involving former heads of state.

A court in Ecuador sentenced former president Lenín Moreno to five years in prison in the Sinohydro bribery case. The verdict deepens Ecuador's tally of ex-presidents convicted as prosecutors trace a decade-long graft network.

QUITO, Aug 28 - An Ecuadorean court found former President Lenin Moreno guilty on Friday in a bribery case tied to the construction of the Andean country's largest hydroelectric plant, the public prosecutor's office said. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Former Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno sentenced to 5 years for corruption involving bribes from a Chinese company.