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Coverage dated October 21, 2024

Peru's ex-president Toledo gets 20 years for corruption

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A Peruvian court on Monday sentenced former president Alejandro Toledo to more than 20 years in prison for accepting multimillion-dollar bribes from

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  1. Time

    Peru’s Ex-President Alejandro Toledo Sentenced to 20.5 Years in Prison (opens Time)

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    Prosecutor José Domingo Pérez after the hearing described the sentence as “historic” and said it shows Peruvians that “crimes and corruption are punished.”

  2. Al Jazeera

    Peruvian ex-president sentenced to more than 20 years in bribery case (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Alejandro Toledo is the latest Latin American leader to be implicated in the Odebrecht corruption scandal.

  3. Digital Journal

    Peru's ex-president Toledo gets 20 years for corruption (opens Digital Journal)

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    A Peruvian court on Monday sentenced former president Alejandro Toledo to more than 20 years in prison for accepting multimillion-dollar bribes from

  4. New York Post

    Peru’s ex-president gets more than 20 years in prison in case linked to corruption scandal (opens New York Post)

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    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 othe…

  5. Green Field Reporter

    Peru’s ex-president Toledo gets more than 20 years in prison in case linked to corruption scandal - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    LIMA, Peru (AP) — 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 …

  6. Christian Science Monitor

    Peru’s former president accepted $35 million in bribes. Now he will serve 20 years. (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    Peru’s national court sentenced former President Alejandro Toledo to more than 20 years for accepting $35 million in bribes from a Brazilian construction company. He will spend it at a prison outside Lima built specifically for former Peruvian presidents.

  7. Deutsche Welle

    Peru: Ex-president Toledo sentenced to more than 20 years – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Alejandro Toledo was convicted of accepting $35 million in bribes. The court imposed the sentence after years of legal wrangling, including a dispute over whether the former president could be extradited from the US.

  8. Local News 8

    Peru’s ex-president Toledo gets more than 20 years in prison in case linked to corruption scandal (opens Local News 8)

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    LIMA, Peru (AP) — 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 …

  9. The Guardian

    Peru ex-president Alejandro Toledo jailed for 20 years over involvement in Car Wash scandal (opens The Guardian)

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    Former leader convicted of taking $35m in bribes from Brazilian construction company Odebrecht

  10. Newsweek

    Ex-Peru President Toledo sentenced to at least 20 years in bribery scandal (opens Newsweek)

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

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