Arafat moneyman gets 15 years for corruption
A Palestinian anti-corruption court has sentenced the shadowy moneyman of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to 15 years in prison.
Mohammed Rashid, whose whereabouts are unknown, was convicted of siphoning off millions of dollars in public funds. He was also fined $15 million and his properties were ordered confiscated. He was sentenced Thursday in absentia in a court in the West Bank city of Ramallah. (AP)
