A former top anti-corruption Prosecutor was found guilty\u00a0by A court in Northern Macedonia. She was found guilty of accepting bribes and luxury gifts as part of an extortion scheme and was jailed for seven years after , reports APnews<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Kati Yaneva, 55 years, was ordered to remain under house arrest pending an appeal. She denies any wrongdoing.<\/p>\n High-level corruption cases have contributed to years of political unrest in Northern Macedonia and are considered a key obstacle to the country’s hopes of joining the European Union.<\/p>\n Another man arrested on extortion charges, television personality, recording artist and businessman Bojan Jovanovski, received nine years.<\/p>\n Jovanovski was found guilty of using his influence over Yaneva and giving her about 50,000 euros (us $ 56,000) as a bribe in exchange for more lenient treatment of the businessman at the center of a major corruption investigation.<\/p>\n