Peruvian court sentences former President Humala and wife to 15 years for money laundering

Peru's former president Ollanta Humala jailed for 15 years over money laundering - as his wife is granted asylum

The 62-year-old is the third former Peruvian president to be imprisoned for corruption in the past two decades - with a police base specially built to accommodate jailed leaders.

Former Peruvian President Ollanta Humala sentenced to 15 years in jail

Former Peruvian President Ollanta Humala and his ex-wife, Nadine Heredia, were sentenced to 15 years in prison for aggravated money laundering related to illicit funds used during the 2011 campaign. In both cases, their pretrial detention counts as time served. The couple denied all charges. Prosecutors had requested 20-year sentences.

Ex-Peru President, His Wife Jailed For Money Laundering

A Peruvian court on Tuesday sentenced ex-president Ollanta Humala and his wife to 15 years in prison for graft linked to a globe-spanning corruption scandal involving Brazilian construction group Odebrecht paying bribes to politicians.

Peru: Ex-President Humala jailed for money laundering

Peru's former President Ollanta Humala and his wife have been sentenced to 15 years in jail for money laundering. The funds were received from Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht and the Venezuelan government.

Ex-Peru president Ollanta Humala given 15-year sentence for money laundering

Sentenced with wife Nadine Heredia, Humala is third president of Peru imprisoned for corruption in past 20 yearsA Peruvian court has sentenced former president Ollanta Humala and his wife, Nadine Heredia, to 15 years in prison for laundering funds received from the Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht to finance Humala’s 2006 and 2011 campaigns.The judges of the national superior court found that Humala and Heredia received several million dol…

Peru's ex-President Ollanta Humala guilty of money laundering

A court ruled that Humala, who governed Peru from 2011 to 2016, took illegal campaign contributions.