Lori Berenson
Lori Berenson | |
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| Born | November 13, 1969 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 |
Lori Helene Berenson (born November 13, 1969) 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. Her arrest and conviction, and the circumstances surrounding her trials, drew considerable attention in both the United States and Peru.