Equatorial Guinea VP Teodorin Obiang French Embezzlement Appeal Thrown Out

France's highest appeals court upheld the embezzlement guilty verdict against Teodorin Obiang, the vice president of Equatorial Guinea, which could result in the return of millions of euros in assets to the country

Obiang, also son of the President of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Obiang, was handed a three-year suspended sentence and a 30 million euro fine in 2020. Luxury residences, and sportscars are just some of the items seized in France.

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