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Ex-Malaysian first lady ordered to serve 10 years for graft

Rosmah Mansor, wife of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, arrived for a verdict in her corruption trial involving a 1.25 billion ringgit ($279 million) solar energy project. [AP Photo]

Former Malaysian first lady Rosmah Mansor was ordered to serve 10 years in prison after being found guilty on Thursday of soliciting and receiving bribes during her husband's corruption-tainted administration, a week after he was imprisoned over the massive looting of the 1MDB state fund.

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