INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Peruvian former President Alejandro Toledo was convicted of taking bribes from Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht and sentenced to 20
Jato corruption scandal.Toledo, a 78-year-old economist who holds a doctorate from Stanford University, governed the Andean nation between
2001 and 2006.He was convicted of taking $35 million in bribes from the company formerly known as Odebrecht, according to prosecutors, in
Brazil.During the year-long trial, Toledo denied the money-laundering and collusion charges.Odebrecht, now known as Novonor, was at the
ex-presidents, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski and Ollanta Humala, are also being investigated in the Odebrecht case.Toledo, who famously shined shoes
as a child, was arrested in the United States in 2019 after officials in Peru requested his extradition.Prosecutors relied on testimony from
president signed the contract with Odebrecht for the construction of the road, though building it took place over two subsequent
