Mayor gets prison for defrauding creditors

Gornji Petrovci, 19 December - Franc Šlihthuber, the mayor of Gornji Petrovci, a small municipality in the notheast of the country, has been found guilty of defrauding creditors and sentenced to 14 months in prison, local media reported on Thursday. Šlihthuber told the STA that the verdict is not yet final and that he is not guilty.