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Spanish Princess Likely To Face Corruption Charges

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Princess Cristina will likely face charges of tax evasion and money laundering, and the move opens the path to an unprecedented criminal trial.

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Spain's Princess Cristina in Sept. 2011. (Charles Dharapak/AP),Charles Dharapak

Well, this is definitely a besmirchment of the much-vaunted clean slate.

Just days after the coronation of King Felipe VI of Spain, it was announced that the Infanta Cristina, his sister, should face trial on corruption charges.

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The ruling will bring back attention to a scandal that blighted the final years of...

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