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born: 1929-07-02
category: PROMIS Scandal
location: Manila, Philippines
summary: Widow of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos who was acquitted with Adnan
  Khashoggi of racketeering and fraud charges in 1990.
tags:
- Person
- PROMIS
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[Imelda Marcos](/people/imelda-marcos/) was the widow of the exiled Philippine President [Ferdinand Marcos](/people/ferdinand-marcos/). In 1990, a [U.S.](/places/united-states/) federal jury in Manhattan acquitted her and [Adnan Khashoggi](/people/adnan-khashoggi/) of racketeering and fraud.[^1]

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[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.