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Peru's ex-Prez Toledo jailed for 20 yrs for taking $35-mn bribe
short by Nidhi Sinha / on Tuesday, 22 October, 2024
Ex-Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo has been sentenced to over 20-year jail for taking bribe from Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht. This is Peru's first high-profile conviction related to Brazil's Operation Car Wash investigation. He allegedly took $35-million bribe for letting Odebrecht win contract to build road that now connects Peru's southern coast with an Amazonian area in Brazil.
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