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Former Ecuadorian president Abdala Bucaram and his son Jacobo were sentenced to nine years and four months in prison for involvement in a pandemic-era corruption scheme tied to the illegal sale of Covid-19 medical supplies, with Bucaram appearing via remote clinic due to heart problems. The two main perpetrators received longer sentences of 13 years and four months, another co-defendant was murdered in prison in 2020, and Bucaram could serve the sentence under house arrest given his age.
The Trump administration has struck new trade deals with Argentina, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Ecuador, a senior administration official told the Daily Caller News Foundation. The agreements are designed to open the…
The Trump administration on Thursday unveiled preliminary trade agreements with Argentina, Ecuador, El Salvador, and Guatemala, promising to ease tariffs and open new markets for U.S. industrial and agricultural goods…
American and Ecuadorian military forces launched joint strikes against narco-terror targets in Ecuador on Tuesday, U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) announced. The joint operations target Designated Terrorist…
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Illegal Migrant Suffocated Woman To Death On Her Birthday, Prosecutors Say
An illegal immigrant from Ecuador killed a woman on her birthday and then tried to hide her body in a local park, New York prosecutors are alleging. Jhon Moises Chacaguasay-Ilbis, a 21-year-old national from Ecuador…
Jul 1, 2026
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