Former Brazilian governor turns himself in to police
Published:Wednesday | December 20, 2017 | 12:00 AM
SAO PAULO (AP):
A former mayor and governor of Sao Paulo state has turned himself in to Brazilian police to begin serving a nearly eight-year sentence for money laundering.
Paulo Maluf surrendered yesterday morning, a day after Supreme Court Judge Edson Fachin turned down Maluf's appeal of his 93-month sentence. Fachin also ruled that the 86-year-old must would be stripped of his current congressional seat.
Maluf was sentenced to jail in May for taking more than $15 million in bribes and kickbacks when commissioning the construction of a highway and other projects as mayor of Sao Paulo between 1993 and 1996.
His lawyer said he would appeal Fachin's ruling.