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Update (last 16 years) Imelda Marcos

by JP Bill Jun 13, 2007 6:26AM PDT

The shoe lady?

Imelda Marcos acquitted of tax evasion

MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A Philippine court acquitted the flamboyant widow of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos on Wednesday on five counts of tax evasion filed 16 years ago, court officials and her lawyer said.

Imelda Marcos, a wealthy socialite who gained fame for her diamond-encrusted tiaras and 1,220 pairs of shoes, had at one point faced more than 900 criminal and civil cases, mostly for violation of graft and corruption laws during her husband's 20-year rule.

But many have been dismissed, with only 40 criminal cases and fewer than 20 civil suits remaining, said her lawyer, Robert Sison.

840 (?) down 60 to go.

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