Peru seeks extradition of ex-president in Odebrecht case
Peru seeks extradition of ex-president in Odebrecht case
Updated 3:41 pm, Friday, May 25, 2018
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru says it's formally asking U.S. officials to send former President Alejandro Toledo home to be tried for a massive corruption scheme.
The Foreign Ministry said Friday that it's delivered extradition papers to the U.S. State Department.
Prosecutors accuse the ex-president of taking bribes worth $20 million from the Odebrecht construction firm in exchange for approval to build of a road linking Brazil and Peru.
Peruvian authorities say Toledo has been spotted in the U.S. cities of New York and San Francisco.
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