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Peru: Ex-Pres. Toledo Given 20 Years Prison For Corruption

Peru: Ex-Pres. Toledo Given 20 Years in Prison For Corruption

Peru: Ex-Pres. Toledo Given 20 Years Prison For Corruption
Above: Former Peruvian Pres. Alejandro Toledo at his sentencing hearing on Oct. 21, 2024. Image credit: Klebher Vasquez/Contributor/Anadolu via Getty Images

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TheThis case was cut and dried, with Odebrecht admitting to paying hundreds of millions in bribes to public officials, including the former president. ThisBut isit's alsostill the latest in a seriesvictory of bribery scandals in Peru, which makes this a win for prosecutors in their fight against the plague of corruption, as they've achieved several recent bribery convictions.

There are still several questions surrounding Toledo's guilt,. mostNotably notablyhe thatlived an incredibly modest lifestyle for asomeone man who allegedly took millions of dollars in bribes, he always lived an incredibly modest life. AfterIt building a successful career from nothing, it seems unfair to placeforce him behindto barslive forout thehis restfinal ofdays hisbehind daysbars, especially asbecause he dealshas with severe health issues.


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