The Philippine Supreme Court has acquitted former First Lady Imelda Marcos of seven remaining counts of graft, closing out one of the country’s longest-running corruption cases.
The court’s ruling, finalized in June 2026, was made public last week. It found that prosecutors failed to prove Marcos’s guilt beyond reasonable doubt, dismissing the graft cases still pending against her. The decision came from the Supreme Court on Padre Faura Street in Ermita, Manila.
The charges stemmed from a November 2018 conviction, when an anti-graft court found Marcos guilty of illegally funneling public funds into Swiss foundations. Prosecutors alleged she moved roughly $200 million into the secret accounts during the 1970s, while serving as governor of Metro Manila.
Marcos appealed the conviction and, citing her age, was allowed to remain free on bail at her home rather than in custody while the case worked through the courts.
At the height of the legal pressure against her, Marcos faced approximately 1,000 separate cases. She was also accused, in proceedings in the United States during the 1990s, of stashing as much as $5 billion.
Her son, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., was elected president of the Philippines in 2022.
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