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Name
Astrid Leigh
Current
position
Member of the Work Group on Corruption Prevention
Organization
Peruvian Comptroller General's Office
email
[email protected], [email protected]
Academic background
Degree in "Financial Law" (Derecho de las Finanzas) - 2000
Peruvian University of Applied Sciences (Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas - UPC)
Law Faculty
Degree in "Taxation Specialist" (Especialista en Tributación) -1996
University of Lima (Universidad de Lima)
Accounting Faculty
Lawyer Degree - 1989
University of Lima (Universidad de Lima)
Law and Political Sciences Faculty (Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Políticas)
Professional background
Peruvian Comptroller General's Office
Member of the Work Group for the Prevention of Corruption
Peruvian Congress
Advisor to the Investigative Commission on Corruption
Peruvian Supreme Court of Justice
Advisor to the President in Financial Investigations
since May 2003
January - May 2003
January 2003
Ad Hoc State Attorney's Office for the Fujimori – Montesinos Case
Assistant Special State Attorney for Financial Issues
February 2001 - December 2003
Profuturo AFP
One of the main Private Pension Fund Administrators in Peru
General Counsel
1998 - 2000
RUBIO, LEGUIA, NORMAND & ASSOCIATES, Attorneys at Law
Associate Lawyer
1993-1997
Outline of the topic to be approached (maximum 300 words)
Five years ago, Peru opened its eyes to a hard reality: for ten years we had believed in a
President who we thought was hard-working, honest, and Peruvian. Today, we know for sure
former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori did in fact work hard in staying in power, was not
as honest as he said he would be and most surprisingly, today he denies being Peruvian.
Montesinos, the de facto head chief of the Intelligence Service, was the instrument Fujimori
needed to pursue his objectives, but in exchange for such faithful and extended services,
Fujimori did not give his friend Montesinos enough advice as to how to launder money in a
more efficient way.
In fact, Fujimori was wise enough not to open an account in his name neither in Switzerland
nor in the United States to launder the dirty money he received every month according to
Montesinos, but then of course, he had the Asian financial circuit to trust upon.
The existence of accounts related to Montesinos’ bribes and kickbacks in Switzerland is well
known today, investigations progressed so positively during the first year that it led to US$ 77
million dollars recovered for Peru in 2002, in a transfer made by Swiss Authorities. To this
recovery we can add US$ 70 million dollars which were in two banks established in Grand
Cayman; as US$ 3 million from the United States which were voluntarily given back from the
Bank of New York by Montesinos’ wife and one of his main front men. A grand total of US$
150 million dollars recovered in the first two years: and additional US$ 20 million recovered
from the United States: a good proof of what can be done with international cooperation.