US EditionPeru’s ex-president Toledo gets more than 20 years in prison in case linked to corruption scandal
- Alejandro Toledo, former President of Peru, was sentenced to 20 years and six months in prison for corruption involving Odebrecht.
- Toledo was accused of accepting $35 million in bribes linked to highway construction.
- Prosecutor José Domingo Pérez described the sentence as 'historic,' emphasizing that it shows crimes and corruption are punished.
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Peru Ex-president Toledo Convicted of Bribe-Taking, Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison
LIMA—Peruvian former President Alejandro Toledo was convicted of taking bribes from Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht and sentenced to 20 years and six months in prison on Monday. The verdict marks Peru’s first high-profile conviction related to Brazil’s continent-spanning Lava Jato corruption scandal. Toledo, a 78-year-old economist who holds a doctorate from Stanford University, governed the Andean nation between 2001 and 2006. He was con…
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Alejandro Toledo was found guilty of taking $35 million in bribes.
On Monday, the Peruvian justice system sentenced the elderly former president Alejandro Toledo to 20 years and six months in prison, after finding him guilty of receiving millions of dollars in bribes from the Brazilian construction company Odebrecht in exchange for works in his government (2001-2006). “This member accepts the request made by the prosecution for 20 years and 6 months in prison for Mr. Alejandro Toledo Manrique,” the Superior Cou…
The Peruvian Judiciary announced this Monday that former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo (2001-2006)...
Peru's Ex-President Gets 20 Years in Corruption Scandal
Peru's former President Alejandro Toledo on Monday was sentenced to 20 years and six months in prison in a case involving Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht, which became synonymous with corruption across Latin America , where it paid millions of dollars in bribes to government officials and others, the AP reports. Authorities...
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