Peru: Ex-Pres. Toledo Jailed for 20 Years Over Car Wash Scandal

Former Peruvian president Alejandro Toledo has consistently maintained his innocence since Peruvian authorities requested his extradition from the US in 2019. Throughout the year-long trial, Toledo has claimed that the Peruvian Prosecutor's office relied solely on the inconsistent and contradictory testimonies of the Israeli businessman Josef Maiman and the former representative of Odebrecht in Peru, Jorge Barata, whom he referred to as "international criminals" masquerading as businessmen. Toledo will appeal the sentence.