Brazil ruling party ex-official sentenced for corruption:

The former treasurer of Brazil's ruling party was sentenced today to more than 15 years in prison for his role in a massive corruption scandal at state oil giant Petrobras, a judge ruled.

The judge investigating the Petrobras scandal found Joao Vaccari, the former Workers Party treasurer, guilty of "corruption, money-laundering and conspiracy," and sentenced him to 15 years and four months.