（每日一读）2014年6月高考英语考前突破 阅读理解能力 国际时事要闻 阿根廷副总统涉嫌腐败被起诉

阿根廷副总统涉嫌腐败被起诉Argentine Vice-President Amado Boudou has been charged in a corruption case.阿根廷副总统阿马多·布都涉嫌贪污腐败被起诉。Amado Boudou says elements of the pro-opposition media are conspiring against him Mr Boudou is suspected of using his influence when he was economy minister to ensure that a contract to print Argentina's currency was awarded to a company he allegedly controlled. Earlier this month, he was questioned for more than seven hours by a judge, in a closed-door court session. If convicted, he faces up to six years in jail. He denies any wrongdoing and has rejected calls to step down. The j udge ruled that Mr Boudou would remain free while awaiting trial. Five other suspects have also been charged. The case involves the Ciccone Calcografica printing company that has been under investiga tion for more than thr ee years. Mr Boudou is suspected of using a front man to buy the company when it filed for bankruptcy in 2010. The company later received tax breaks to pay its debts. It also published material used in the re-election campaign of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner in 2011. Mr Boudou was once seen as a possible successor to President Fernandez.