Peru’s Former President Returned Home to Face Corruption Charges

Peru’s Former President Returned Home to Face Corruption Charges
Police officers escort former President Alejandro Toledo upon his arrival, extradited from the United States, to the airport in Lima, Peru, on April 23, 2023. Peru's National Police via AP
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LIMA, Peru—Former President Alejandro Toledo arrived in Lima Sunday after being extradited from the United States to face charges he allegedly received millions of dollars in bribes in a giant corruption scandal that has ensnared four of Peru’s ex-presidents.

Toledo, who was Peru’s president from 2001 to 2006, had surrendered to U.S. authorities on Friday, ending a yearslong legal battle against his extradition, which started in 2019 when he was arrested at his home in Menlo Park, California.