Peru’s ex-president Toledo gets more than 20 years in prison in case linked to corruption scandal

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…

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…

Ex-Peru President Toledo sentenced to at least 20 years in bribery scandal

Toledo will serve the remainder of his sentence at a prison built specifically to house former Peruvian presidents.

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...

Peru's former president Toledo sentenced to 20 years in prison for corruption

Alejandro Toledo was charged with accepting $35 million in bribes from Odebrecht in exchange for allowing the construction of a highway in the South American country.

Former Peruvian President Toledo gets 20 years in prison for corruption

Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo was sentenced Monday to over 20 years in jail for his involvement in the Odebrecht corruption scandal in which he was found to have received US$ 35 million in bribes for the construction by the Brazilian company of a road linking the two countries. The 78-year-old Toledo was deemed guilty of money laundering as well and disenfranchised for three years.