A former Ecuadorian official who was arrested in April for corruption, killed himself in his jail cell in the capital of Quito where he was waiting for his trial, a government minister said.

Ecuadorian authorities charged seven people, including the country’s current comptroller and a former energy minister, for their alleged role in a corruption scheme involving state oil company Petroecuador.

The U.S. Treasury Department sanctionedseven Ukrainians and four Ukrainian entities Monday, that it said were part of a Russian disinformation campaign targeting the 2020 presidential election.