25,000,000 Soles

Peru's population is roughly 6,000,000 souls. Last week the Peruvian National Tribunal imposed a fine of 25,000,000 soles ($7,625,000) on deposed President Augusto Bernardino Leguia, "Bantam Roosevelt of Peru," and his three sons Augusto Jr., Jose and Juan.

Augusto Jr. and Jose escaped from Peru after the coup which upset their father. He last week was reported "seriously ill in jail." During the week his brother Roberto, onetime President of Peru's Senate, was also jailed, will also probably be fined.

The charge against all the Leguias was "illegal enrichment." An unnamed New York bank was declared, for example, to have paid Juan to induce President Leguia to give that bank the privilege of handling a Peruvian national loan.

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