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Former Honduras Leader Freed After Trump Pardon

Ex-President Juan Orlando Hernandez released from 45-year sentence tied to drug trafficking

(Newser) - Former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernandez, sentenced last year to 45 years in prison for his role in helping drug traffickers move hundreds of tons of cocaine to the United States, was released from prison following a pardon from President Trump, Hernandez's wife announced Tuesday. The US Bureau of...

Trump to Pardon Ex-President Convicted of Drug Trafficking

Post includes endorsement in Honduras' election

(Newser) - President Trump said Friday that he'll pardon former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was convicted of drug trafficking and weapons charges last year and sentenced to 45 years in prison. The president explained his decision in a social media post, saying that "according to many people that...

Ex-President of Honduras Gets 45 Years in US Prison

Juan Orlando Hernandez was convicted of conspiring with cocaine traffickers

(Newser) - Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez is 55 years old and under a sentence handed down Wednesday, he won't have much hope of returning to his homeland before he is 100. Hernandez, who was convicted in March of using the country's military and police force to help traffickers...

An Ex-President on Trial May Use Trump's Praise in Defense

Ex-Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández accused in drug conspiracy

(Newser) - Standing before Juan Orlando Hernández in December 2019, then-President Trump applauded the leader of Honduras for working "very closely" with the US to stop the flow of drugs "at a level that has never happened," per the Guardian . Indeed, both the Trump and Obama administrations considered...

US Wants Honduras to Arrest, Extradite Ex-President
US Extradites Leader
Who Left Office in January
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Apr 21, 2022 8:11 PM CDT

US Extradites Leader Who Left Office in January

Former Honduras president Juan Orlando Hernández accused of drug trafficking

(Newser) - Update: Honduras extradited former President Juan Orlando Hernández to the United States on Thursday to face drug trafficking and weapons charges in a dramatic reversal for a leader once touted by US authorities as a key ally in the war on the drugs. Just three months after leaving office,...

Prosecutor Reveals an Alleged $1M Bribe Paid by 'El Chapo'

Claims Guzman gave the money to the Honduras leader's brother

(Newser) - Prosecutors alleged Wednesday that convicted Mexican drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán personally gave $1 million in bribes to the brother of Honduras' president to pass on to the Central American leader—who swiftly denied wrongdoing. Prosecutor Jason Richman revealed the allegation in a federal court in...

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