Probe on Chile dictator's widow over scam

The widow of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, Lucia Hiriart is being investigated for allegedly cheating the country by selling properties chosen as community centres for profits worth at least $10 million, and for stealing funds from her NGO. Investigators have described the book-keeping as "chaotic" with some properties listed for $1, while they had been sold for around $1.2 million.

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