US EditionPeru’s ex-president Toledo gets a second sentence in the Odebrecht corruption scandal
Alejandro Toledo was convicted of laundering $35 million in bribes from Odebrecht, with his sentences served concurrently under Peruvian law, the court ruled.
- Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo was sentenced to 13 years and four months for money laundering, according to Judge Josefa Izaga.
- Toledo was already sentenced to 20 years and six months for bribery in a separate case related to Odebrecht.
- Authorities alleged Toledo accepted $35 million in bribes from Odebrecht for a highway contract in Peru.
- Toledo has denied the accusations and faced prior arrests and extradition related to these charges.
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Peru's Justice has sentenced the former President of Peru, Alejandro Toledo (2001-2006) on Wednesday to 13 years and four months in prison for a crime of money laundering in the 'Ecoteva' case, in which it was his second sentence against him after he received a 20-year and six-month prison sentence in October 2024 on corruption charges in the context of the case linked to the Brazilian company Odebrecht, reports Europa Press.
Already sentenced to twenty years in prison for corruption in October 2024, the former head of state will not see the two sentences cumulated, the Peruvian judicial system favouring the most severe.
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Peruvian ex-presidents face courts in separate corruption trials
Two former presidents in Peru are facing disparate outcomes in the corruption cases they face.
Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo was sentenced this Wednesday to 13 years and four months in prison for aggravated money laundering. This is the second sentence against the former president, this time in the case known as Ecoteva.…
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