Ecuador court sentences VP to six years in jail in Odebrecht graft caseQUITO (Reuters) - An Ecuadorean court on Wednesday sentenced Vice President Jorge Glas to six years in jail after finding him guilty of receiving bribes from Brazilian construction company Odebrecht [ODBCT.UL]  in return for handing the scandal-ridden firm state contracts. A close ally of leftist ex-President Rafael Correa, Glas served as Correa s vice president from 2013 and retained the position under current President Lenin Moreno. But Moreno, who has largely broken from Correa, suspended Glas in August, accusing him of not being a team player. An Ecuadorean judge in October then ordered pre-trial detention for Glas as part of the investigation into Odebrecht. The public prosecutor s office accused him of pocketing a roughly $13.5-million bribe from Odebrecht via his uncle.  Glas constructed, with (former Odebrecht executive) Jose Conceicao Santos, the awarding of public contracts in return for payment,  Judge Edgar Flores said on Wednesday as he read the decision. Glas, a 48-year-old electrical engineer, has been accused by senior members of Correa s government of corruption while serving as strategic sectors minister and vice president. His lawyer slammed the decision as  unjust  and vowed to appeal. Glas  downfall highlights how fallout from the massive Odebrecht corruption scandal has continued to ripple across South America. The company, which has admitted to paying bribes to win contracts in a number of countries, has paid $3.5 billion in settlements in the United States, Brazil and Switzerland. Odebrecht allegedly paid $33.5 million in bribes to secure contracts in Ecuador. The opposition says that Correa s government was slow to investigate, although he rejects that. worldnews
ecuador court sentences vp six years jail odebrecht graft casequito reuters an ecuadorean court wednesday sentenced vice president jorge gas six years jail finding guilty receiving bribes brazilian construction company odebrecht return handing firm state contracts a close ally leftist rafael cornea gas served cornea vice president retained position current president benin moreno but moreno largely broken cornea suspended gas august accusing team player an ecuadorean judge october ordered detention gas part investigation odebrecht the public prosecutor office accused ticketing roughly bribe odebrecht via uncle gas constructed former odebrecht executive jose conceicao santos awarding public contracts return payment judge edgar flores said wednesday read decision gas electrical engineer accused senior members cornea government corruption serving strategic sectors minister vice president his lawyer slammed decision unjust vowed appeal gas downfall highlights fallout massive odebrecht corruption scandal continued ripple across south america the company admitted paying bribes win contracts number countries paid billion settlements united states brazil switzerland odebrecht allegedly paid million bribes secure contracts ecuador the opposition says cornea government slow investigate although rejects worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Ecuador court sentences VP to six years in jail in Odebrecht graft caseQUITO (Reuters) - An Ecuadorean court on Wednesday sentenced Vice President Jorge Glas to six years in jail after finding him guilty of receiving bribes from Brazilian construction company Odebrecht [ODBCT.UL]  in return for handing the scandal-ridden firm state contracts. A close ally of leftist ex-President Rafael Correa, Glas served as Correa s vice president from 2013 and retained the position under current President Lenin Moreno. But Moreno, who has largely broken from Correa, suspended Glas in August, accusing him of not being a team player. An Ecuadorean judge in October then ordered pre-trial detention for Glas as part of the investigation into Odebrecht. The public prosecutor s office accused him of pocketing a roughly $13.5-million bribe from Odebrecht via his uncle.  Glas constructed, with (former Odebrecht executive) Jose Conceicao Santos, the awarding of public contracts in return for payment,  Judge Edgar Flores said on Wednesday as he read the decision. Glas, a 48-year-old electrical engineer, has been accused by senior members of Correa s government of corruption while serving as strategic sectors minister and vice president. His lawyer slammed the decision as  unjust  and vowed to appeal. Glas  downfall highlights how fallout from the massive Odebrecht corruption scandal has continued to ripple across South America. The company, which has admitted to paying bribes to win contracts in a number of countries, has paid $3.5 billion in settlements in the United States, Brazil and Switzerland. Odebrecht allegedly paid $33.5 million in bribes to secure contracts in Ecuador. The opposition says that Correa s government was slow to investigate, although he rejects that. worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: ecuador court sentences vp six years jail odebrecht graft casequito reuters an ecuadorean court wednesday sentenced vice president jorge gas six years jail finding guilty receiving bribes brazilian construction company odebrecht return handing firm state contracts a close ally leftist rafael cornea gas served cornea vice president retained position current president benin moreno but moreno largely broken cornea suspended gas august accusing team player an ecuadorean judge october ordered detention gas part investigation odebrecht the public prosecutor office accused ticketing roughly bribe odebrecht via uncle gas constructed former odebrecht executive jose conceicao santos awarding public contracts return payment judge edgar flores said wednesday read decision gas electrical engineer accused senior members cornea government corruption serving strategic sectors minister vice president his lawyer slammed decision unjust vowed appeal gas downfall highlights fallout massive odebrecht corruption scandal continued ripple across south america the company admitted paying bribes win contracts number countries paid billion settlements united states brazil switzerland odebrecht allegedly paid million bribes secure contracts ecuador the opposition says cornea government slow investigate although rejects worldnews