Honduran Court Drops Fraud, Money Laundering Case Against Former President

A Honduran court has dismissed fraud and money laundering charges against former President Juan Orlando Hernández. This decision comes nine months after he was pardoned by the U.S. President and freed from a U.S. prison where he was serving a 45-year sentence for drug trafficking. Hernández had returned to Honduras facing accusations of diverting state funds to political campaigns.

• A Honduran court dismissed fraud and money laundering charges against former President Juan Orlando Hernández.
• Hernández was previously serving a 45-year sentence in the U.S. for drug trafficking.
• He was pardoned by the U.S. President nine months prior to the court’s decision.
• Prosecutors had accused Hernández of diverting nearly $11 million in state funds to political campaigns between 2010 and 2013.
• Some of these funds were allegedly used for Hernández’s first presidential campaign.