MADRID, Spain -- The scandal-ridden mayor of a Mediterranean resort town was jailed Tuesday on charges of fraud and embezzling $54 million from both public funds and his Madrid soccer club.
Jesus Gil y Gil, the mayor of Marbella, was ordered held in custody until his trial on April 25.
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