Lori Berenson
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Lori Helene Berenson (born November 13, 1969)[1] is an American who served a 20-year prison sentence for collaboration with a guerrilla organization in Peru in 1996. Berenson was convicted of collaborating with the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA), a group accused of trying to overthrow the Peruvian government by force, considered to be a terrorist organization by the Peruvian government, and on the U.S. State Department's official "terrorist organization" list from 1997–2001.[2][3][4][5] Her arrest and conviction, and the circumstances surrounding her trials, drew considerable attention in both the United States and Peru.
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Lori Berenson | |
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Born | (1969-11-13) November 13, 1969 (age 54) New York City, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Interpreter, secretary |
Spouse | Aníbal Augusto Apari Sánchez (divorced) |
Parent(s) | Rhoda Kobeloff Berenson and Mark Berenson |
Criminal charge | Collaboration with a terrorist organization |
Penalty | 20 years imprisonment |
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