FactCheck: The Sandiganbayan convicted Imelda Marcos on corruption-related charges. Courts here and abroad have also ruled that the Marcos family had ill-gotten wealth.
The late dictator Ferdinand Marcos and his wife Imelda were not convicted of any charges against them.The Sandiganbayan convicted Imelda Marcos on corruption-related charges. Courts here and abroad also ruled that the Marcoses owned ill-gotten wealth.A Rappler reader sent this claim for verification. It was shared by a page with 54,961 followers as of writing.
A picture of a supposed newspaper clipping was attached to the post. The headlines on the newspaper read: “NOT GUILTY Imelda Marcos beats all charges.” Another clipping contained in the post reads, “Marcos Is Acquitted in Racketeering and Fraud Case.”was published in 1990 contains a similar headline that reads: “The Marcos Verdict; Marcos Is Cleared of All Charges In Racketeering and Fraud Case.
In September 1993, however, the Sandiganbayan found Imelda Marcos guilty of two counts of graft that involved a lease between the Light Rail Transit Authority and the Philippine General Hospital Foundation Inc. However, the Supreme Court acquitted her in 1998.
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