Brazil’s Marcelo Odebrecht Gets 19 Years in Jail in Carwash Case

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Marcelo Odebrecht, the former head of one of Brazil’s largest industrial conglomerates, was sentenced to 19 years and four months in jail for crimes including corruption and money laundering.

Odebrecht, who ran the Odebrecht SA holding company that owns Latin America’s largest builder until he was arrested last year, was convicted of crimes including corruption, money laundering and criminal association, the public prosecutors office said in a statement released Tuesday.

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