FILE PHOTO: Jimmy Morales and his wife Gilda Marroquin wave after being sworn-in as president of Guatemala in Guatemala City, January 14, 2016. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - The wife of Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales will be investigated on suspicion of cashing illicit checks made out to her and her husband totalling more than $30,000 (£22,990), the country's top prosecutor said on Friday.
Four checks were written out by a business also being investigated for corruption to First Lady Patricia Marroquin de Morales and Jimmy Morales during his 2015 election campaign and later cashed, according to a local media report published on Thursday.
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