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                    [Summary] => MIAMI, Florida — Manila congressman Mark Jimenez, who became a figure in corruption scandals in the United States and the Philippines, was sentenced yesterday to more than two years in prison for federal election fraud.


Jimenez, who pleaded guilty to election conspiracy and tax evasion charges, was also ordered to pay $1.2 million in restitution Thursday. [DatePublished] => 2003-11-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 191828 [Title] => NBI: It will take years before MJ can return home from US [Summary] => United States laws will prevent extradited Manila Rep. Mark Jimenez from fulfilling his promise to be back in the Philippines soon for his constituents, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said yesterday.

Ricardo Diaz, chief of the NBI-International Police (NBI-Interpol) division, said US procedures will make it very difficult — if not impossible — for Jimenez to come back and be with his constituents in Manila’s sixth district, which covers Sta. Ana, Pandacan and Sta. Mesa.
[DatePublished] => 2003-01-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1165072 [AuthorName] => Bebot Sison Jr. [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 190153 [Title] => DOJ: MJ’s US trial to last 4 months [Summary] => Manila Rep. Mark Jimenez’s US trial may last at least four months, preventing him from returning to the Philippines until May, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said yesterday.

Acting Justice Secretary Merceditas Gutierrez told reporters she was informed by Federal Bureau of Investigation legal attaché James Nixon that it may take some time before Jimenez can perform his legislative functions and attend to his constituents in the sixth district of Manila.
[DatePublished] => 2003-01-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 189947 [Title] => Lawyers enter not guilty plea for MJ [Summary] => MIAMI, Florida — Manila Rep. Mark Jimenez spent his 56th birthday in a federal jail here and made his first appearance in court Monday following his arrival in the United States.

Jimenez, dressed in an olive jail uniform, spoke only to identify himself during a brief hearing before US Magistrate Ted Bandstra of the US District Court of South Florida. Lawyers for Jimenez are scheduled to request his release on bond today.
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Jimenez, who pleaded guilty to election conspiracy and tax evasion charges, was also ordered to pay $1.2 million in restitution Thursday. [DatePublished] => 2003-11-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 191828 [Title] => NBI: It will take years before MJ can return home from US [Summary] => United States laws will prevent extradited Manila Rep. Mark Jimenez from fulfilling his promise to be back in the Philippines soon for his constituents, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said yesterday.

Ricardo Diaz, chief of the NBI-International Police (NBI-Interpol) division, said US procedures will make it very difficult — if not impossible — for Jimenez to come back and be with his constituents in Manila’s sixth district, which covers Sta. Ana, Pandacan and Sta. Mesa.
[DatePublished] => 2003-01-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1165072 [AuthorName] => Bebot Sison Jr. [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 190153 [Title] => DOJ: MJ’s US trial to last 4 months [Summary] => Manila Rep. Mark Jimenez’s US trial may last at least four months, preventing him from returning to the Philippines until May, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said yesterday.

Acting Justice Secretary Merceditas Gutierrez told reporters she was informed by Federal Bureau of Investigation legal attaché James Nixon that it may take some time before Jimenez can perform his legislative functions and attend to his constituents in the sixth district of Manila.
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Jimenez, dressed in an olive jail uniform, spoke only to identify himself during a brief hearing before US Magistrate Ted Bandstra of the US District Court of South Florida. Lawyers for Jimenez are scheduled to request his release on bond today.
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