By Jesús Aguado
Former International Monetary Fund chief Rodrigo Rato, found guilty of embezzlement in 2018, faces a new trial in Madrid on charges of corruption, money laundering and tax dodging, with the prosecutor requesting a sentence of over 60 years in prison.
Rato, 74, was sentenced to a four-and-a-half year jail term over the misuse of Bankia credit cards, which were used to buy jewels, holidays and expensive clothes. He served two years in prison and the rest in partial liberty.