Never fails to amaze how crooked that entire family is. My biggest fear is that the neo-cons will seize this opportunity to pay homage to 'ol Gus and help his family out.
No wonder that his party has been out of power for fifteen years in Chile, and that Michelle Bachelet was able to win last week's runoff. It took the Popular Party of Spain many years before they were able to escape the shadow of the Generallisimo (assuming that Chevy Chase is correct about his still being dead)......
The BBC reports that former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet's eldest daughter Lucia fled her homeland after she failed to appear in court in Chile on charges of tax evasion and using a false passport.
More after the jump...........
Three of her siblings, her mother and Gen Augusto Pinochet himself have also been charged with tax fraud in connection with secret foreign bank accounts. An international warrant for her arrest was issued after Lucia Pinochet drove from Chile to Argentina and then flew to the United States.
Ms Pinochet is being questioned by US officials at the airport. A spokesman for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement said officials were evaluating what to do next.
"There are a couple of different options," Marc Raimondi said.
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Pinochet family legal troubles