Edurdo Cunha(58)the Brazilian lawmaker who spearheaded the impeachment of former President Dilma Rousseff, was sentenced to 15 years in prison Thursday March 30,2017 after his own corruption scandal.
Edurdo Cunha was found guilty of accepting the hiding more than $1.5 million in bribes from Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobas.
As the speaker of Brazil's House, Cunha had a key role in the sprawling investigation into bribes and kickbacks paid out by Petrobas to lawmakers from private companies seeking government contracts.
The investigation, dubbed Operation Car Wash, ensnared Rousseff and several other lawmakers -- and eventually Cunha himself.
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