Author: Patrick Jackson

Peru’s Former President Alejandro Toledo Sentenced to 20 Years in Jail for Corruption Former President of Peru, Alejandro Toledo, has been sentenced to 20 years and six months in jail for corruption and money-laundering. Prosecutors revealed that Toledo accepted $35 million in bribes from a Brazilian construction company in exchange for a contract to build a road in southern Peru during his term between 2001 and 2006. Toledo was extradited from California, where he had been living, back to Peru to face trial. Judge Inés Rojas emphasized that Toledo had betrayed the trust of the Peruvian people by misusing public…