Criminal
Mar. 20, 2020
Ex-Peruvian president released to home custody in US over virus concerns
U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas Hixson allowed Alejandro Toledo, 74, to await potential extradition on corruption charges in home detention. He said Toledo poses less of a flight risk because the “pandemic has changed the ability to leave the country and get into a different country.”
Former Peruvian president Alejandro Toledo will be released into home custody amid concerns he may contract the coronavirus, a federal magistrate ruled Thursday.
As federal, state and local officials contemplate measures to reduce prison populations in response to the outbreak, U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas Hixson allowed Toledo to await potential extradition on corruption charges in home detention. He said Toledo poses less of a fl...
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