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Trial Opens Tuesday for Ex-Lima Mayor Susana Villarán on Corruption and Money-Laundering Charges

Prosecutors allege she led a scheme to channel more than $11 million from Odebrecht, OAS and Graña y Montero through her 2013–2014 campaigns in exchange for road-concession favors.

Overview

  • The court is scheduled to convene at 9 a.m. Tuesday before the Tercer Juzgado Penal Colegiado Nacional.
  • The prosecution is seeking a 29-year sentence on charges of association ilícita, lavado de activos, colusión, falsa declaración en procedimiento administrativo and falsedad ideológica.
  • The case centers on alleged illicit funding linked to the Rutas de Lima and Línea Amarilla concessions and includes 18 co-defendants and more than 300 witnesses.
  • In 2019, Villarán acknowledged knowing that Odebrecht and OAS contributed to her campaigns but denied any quid pro quo involving contracts or addenda.
  • Prosecutor José Domingo Pérez anticipates defense efforts to delay the hearing but expresses confidence the trial will be installed, noting the evidentiary gap left by the death of ex-municipal manager José Miguel Castro.