Peru Ex-President Toledo Convicted of Bribe-Taking, Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison
LIMA (Reuters) - Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo was convicted and sentenced to 20 years and six months behind bars on Monday for taking bribes from Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht. The guilty verdict and two-decade prison sentence marks Peru's first high-profile conviction related to Brazil's Lava Jato corruption scandal.