A Supreme Court judge convicted Alberto Fujimori of abuse of authority and sentenced him to six years in prison Dec. 11, the first criminal conviction for Peru's former president, who also faces human rights and corruption charges.

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Justice Pedro Guillermo Urbina declared Fujimori guilty of abusing his power for ordering an illegal search as his government imploded seven years ago. He also fined Fujimori the equivalent of $134,900.

Fujimori was convicted of having a military aide pose as a prosecutor and search without a warrant the luxury apartment of the wife of his spy chief Vladimiro Montesinos in November 2000.