Keiko Fujimori

In a dramatic turn, Peru's former president Alberto Fujimori pled guilty to bribing lawmakers and spying on former rivals for the presidency and others during his decade-long presidency. Fujimori, 71, accepted counts of bribing opposition lawmakers, illegal purchase of a media outlet and wiretapping politicians, journalists and businesspeople through top aide and spymaster Vladimiro Montesinos. "I do accept them," Fujimori, in a blue jacket and yellow tie, responded quietly, taking responsibility for the crimes listed at the start of his fourth trial here, after earlier repeated public denials of wrongdoing as president. Fujimori had pled guilty to charges from his controversial presidency only once ... Read Full Story

LIMA (Reuters) - Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was convicted and sentenced to six years in prison on Wednesday for wiretapping opponents and paying bribes to lawmakers and publishers during his rule from 1990 to 2000. Fujimori, 71, is already serving a 25-year sentence for human rights crimes. He will likely spend the rest of his life in jail, unless he receives a presidential pardon. He pleaded guilty on Monday to illegally intercepting phone calls and bribing people to cut short a Supreme Court trial in which 60 prominent Peruvians were going to be called to testify against him. Critics said he wanted to ... Read Full Story

In a dramatic turn, Peru's former president Alberto Fujimori for the first time Monday accepted legal charges against him from his decade-long presidency, admitting to illegal wiretapping and bribery. Fujimori, 71, accepted counts of bribing opposition lawmakers, illegal purchase of a media outlet and wiretapping politicians, journalists and businesspeople through top aide and spymaster Vladimiro Montesinos, who is now in prison. "I do accept them," Fujimori responded quietly, taking responsibility for the crimes listed at the start of his fourth trial here, after earlier publicly denying any wrongdoing as president. Among the targets of Fujimori's spying was his political enemy Mario Vargas Llosa, in ... Read Full Story

Peru's former president Alberto Fujimori, already sentenced to 25 years behind bars for human right violations, was sentenced Wednesday to six years in jail for corruption. The ex-president said he would appeal the latest sentence the minute it was read out. Fujimori, 71, admitted to bribing opposition lawmakers, illegal purchase of a media outlet and wiretapping politicians, journalists and businesspeople at the start of his fourth and final trial earlier this week. In Peru, however, multiple prison sentences are not combined. Rather the individual convicted serves the longest term, in Fujimori's case the 25-year sentence he received last April. So he faces the potential ... Read Full Story

Peru's ex-president Alberto Fujimori, sentenced in April to 25 years prison for authorizing a secret army hit squad, appeared in court on Monday facing fresh corruption charges. Fujimori, president from 1990 to 2000, is charged with illegally paying his former top aide and intelligence chief Vladimiro Montesinos a 15 million dollar bonus. The payment was made two months before Fujimori's government collapsed in a whirlwind of scandal and the president resigned via fax from a Tokyo hotel room in November 2000. Appearing in court, Fujimori admitted to the allegations, but denied culpability. "I accept only these deeds, I do not accept legal responsibility, the ... Read Full Story