Former Azores mayor sentenced to 10 years in prison for corruption

Carlos Mendonça was convicted of corruption during his term as mayor.

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This is the harshest sentence ever handed down to a local elected official in Portugal.

The Ponta Delgada court also imposed a 300-day fine.

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