Fernández de Kirchner, who was Argentina's president for two terms between 2007 and 2015, was found guilty of fraud on Tuesday. Though she is unlikely to serve any prison time soon because she has immunity as a result of her government roles and is expected to launch a lengthy appeals process that could take years.

Argentina's VP Cristina Fernández sentenced to six years in jail, know why

Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández was sentenced to six years in prison and barred from holding any public office after she was found guilty of her involvement in a fraud scheme that embezzled $1 billion through public works projects during her presidency.

Argentina's Vice President Cristina Fernández sentenced to 6 years in $1bn graft case

Argentina's Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner was unharmed on Thursday when a man with a loaded gun tried to shoot her but the gun did not go off. Molly Gambhir tells you all about this assassination attempt.

WION Fineprint | Man tries to murder Argentina VP, points gun at head and then this happened