Former Peruvian President Led Crime Ring, Prosecutors Say

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Former Peruvian President Alan García allegedly ran a criminal group that received bribes from Brazilian engineering giant Odebrecht in exchange for contracts

LIMA, PERU—Alan García, the two-time former Peruvian president who killed himself to avoid arrest, led a criminal group that received millions of dollars in bribes from Brazilian engineering conglomerate Odebrecht SA, according to a top official in the attorney general’s office and an arrest order for Mr. García and his associates.

Mr. García ran a criminal ring of corrupt officials during his second term from 2006 to 2011, according to the top official and the 44-page arrest document. Using offshore companies, his inner-circle,...

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