Former Ecuadorian official’s son sent to US prison for laundering father’s bribes
By Samuel Rubenfeld ( November 19, 2025, 23:50 GMT | Insight) -- John Christopher Polit, the son of a convicted former Ecuadorian official, was sentenced in the US to 40 months in prison after pleading guilty to charges that he helped launder bribes paid to his father.John Christopher Polit, the son of a convicted former Ecuadorian official, was sentenced in the US to 40 months in prison after pleading guilty to charges that he had helped launder bribes paid to his father....
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