The Local Spain https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Haiti hospital fraudster escapes jail for now The Spanish politician who bought real estate with millions of euros meant for a hospital in earthquake-hit Haiti and other humanitarian projects in Latin America has hastily paid his €200,000 bail to escape jail for the time being. https://www.thelocal.es/20140605/haiti-hospital-fraudster Thu, 05 Jun 2014 11:41:59 +0200 haiti-hospital-fraudster Jailed: Politician who stole Haiti charity money A Spanish politician who bought real estate with funds meant for a hospital in earthquake-hit Haiti and other humanitarian projects in Latin America has been sentenced to eight years in prison. https://www.thelocal.es/20140529/rafael-blasco-haiti-corruption-prison Thu, 29 May 2014 12:22:00 +0200 rafael-blasco-haiti-corruption-prison