A top government official in Equatorial Guinea, Baltasar Ebang Engonga, has been sentenced to eight years in prison for embezzlement, months after he made major headlines when leaked sex tapes involving him and the wives of other officials surfaced online.
Hilario Mitogo, press director of the Supreme Court, said the Bioko provincial tribunal found Engonga guilty of diverting hundreds of thousands of dollars in public funds earmarked for official travel expenses.
Engonga, who served as head of the national financial investigation agency, was tried alongside five other top officials accused of misappropriating state resources in the oil-rich Central African nation.
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The scandal around him took a dramatic turn last year when several sex tapes featuring him with wives of other officials leaked online. Some of the clips were reportedly filmed in his own office at the finance ministry.
The videos went viral across social media, sparking parodies, memes, songs, and even a joke product called “Balthazariem” — a spoof virility drug named after him.
Despite the viral attention, the Bioko provincial tribunal has now handed him both prison time and a fine of $220,000.
