Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo surrendered to U.S. authorities on Friday, a U.S. Marshals Service official told Reuters, a day after his last-ditch bid to block his extradition to Peru over corruption charges was denied.
The former leader, who has taught classes at Stanford University, is set to make unwanted history as the South American nation's third former president currently behind bars as he awaits prosecution.that he received some $35 million from Brazilian construction company Odebrecht in exchange for help in obtaining public works contracts. Prosecutors are seeking a 20-year prison sentence.denied his latest bid to block his extradition.
His surrender likely signals progress in Peru's anti-corruption fight and could lead to further revelations, according to David Waisman, Toledo's former vice president. Fujimori, who governed between 1990 and 2000, is serving a 25-year sentence for human rights abuses. Castillo is being held in pre-trial detention while under investigation for rebellion charges after trying to dissolve Congress in December.
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