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MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) - Nicaragua's highest court granted former President Arnoldo Aleman conditional release from house arrest Tuesday, overturning the ruling of a previous court.
The Criminal Tribunal of the Supreme Court of Justice ordered the government to grant Aleman, who is serving time for money laundering and fraud, to be allowed to move freely throughout the province of Managua, which includes the capital of the same name and other surrounding cities. He is still prohibited from leaving the country.
Aleman, whose term ran from 1997 to 2002, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for fraud, misappropriation of public funds, embezzlement and criminal association in December 2003.
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