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Spanish king's brother-in-law turns himself in to serve prison sentence

Spanish king's brother-in-law turns himself in to serve prison sentence
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MADRID (Reuters) - The brother-in-law of Spain's king has turned himself in to authorities to serve a five-year, 10-month prison sentence for crimes including tax fraud and embezzlement, a prison system spokesman said on Monday.

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Inaki Urdangarin signed himself into the Brieva prison in Avila at around 8:00 am (7.00 a.m. BST). He had been given five-day deadline last Tuesday to appear at a penal institution of his choosing.

(Reporting by Raquel Castillo; Writing by Paul Day; Editing by Catherine Evans)

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