U.S. returns money traced to ex-Peruvian army general convicted of embezzlement

The U.S. has returned more than $750,000 in funds seized from U.S. accounts held by former Peruvian Gen. Marco Antonio Rodriguez Huerta – convicted in Peru for embezzlement and other related crimes.

American citizen to be extradited to Peru for killing wife and dumping body at sea

William Trickett Smith, a U.S. citizen suspected of killing and then dumping his Peruvian wife’s body in a suitcase, will be extradited to Peru to stand trial, daily El Comercio reported. Pennsylvania Federal Court Judge J. Andrew Smyser ruled Tuesday that there was sufficient evidence to allow Smith’s extradition to Peru, where he is suspected [...]

U.S. lifts commercial restrictions on Peruvian dairy products

The U.S. has lifted its commercial restrictions on Peruvian dairy products – including evaporated milk and cheese – after the Andean country was certified as “foot-and-mouth-disease free,” according to Peru’s National Agriculture and Sanitation Service, Senasa. “We were finally able to meet the terms of their sanitation regulations satisfactorily,” said Glen Halze, director of Senasa’s [...]

Peru Foreign Affairs Minister to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton in Washington

Peru Foreign Affairs Minister José Antonio García Belaunde will meet with U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton in Washington April 6 to discuss bilateral relations, U.S. ambassador Peter Michael McKinley confirmed Tuesday. Other than the current global financial crisis, Belaunde said a possible agenda item was to coordinate a meeting between Peru President Alan Garcia [...]