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Lenín Moreno sentenced to 5 years for Sinohydro bribes
By The BriefBrief · Sources (7)
Filed: Aug 29, 2026 at 8:12 AM ET
Summary: Former Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno was sentenced to five years in prison for accepting bribes from the Chinese company Sinohydro. The court found he helped secure a contract to build a hydroelectric plant, with his wife, daughter, and other relatives convicted as accomplices and ordered to repay triple the illicit amounts.
WHO: Lenín Moreno; Sinohydro; Ecuadorian court
WHAT: A court sentenced former President Lenín Moreno to five years in prison for taking bribes linked to a Sinohydro hydroelectric contract.
WHEN: Aug 28, 2026
WHERE: Ecuador
WHY: The sentence followed a court finding that Moreno accepted bribes from Sinohydro in exchange for helping the company secure a contract to build a hydroelectric plant.
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