Alejandro Toledo, Peru’s former president, received a 20-year and six-month prison sentence for corruption on Monday. The Second Collegiate Court found Toledo guilty of aggravated collusion and money laundering in the Odebrecht scandal. Toledo, who led Peru from 2001 to 2006, denied making deals with Jorge Barata, Odebrecht’s former chief in Peru. However, prosecutors accused […]
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