Former First Lady Imelda Marcos. Photo: Xinhua
How the law caught up with the Philippines’ Imelda Marcos and her stolen millions
- Marcos’s conviction on seven counts of graft for laundering US$231m is unprecedented and provides a glimpse into the gilded lives of the former Philippine first lady and her husband, Ferdinand
- During their time in power, the couple was raiding the treasury, collecting kickbacks and earning from secretly owned private corporations, then laundering funds into Swiss bank accounts
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The Philippines
Former First Lady Imelda Marcos. Photo: Xinhua