The president of Honduras was named in U.S. court documents for allegedly helping his brother leverage political connections to move cocaine into the U.S. and launder the proceeds. Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez said that U.S. allegations of his involvement in drug trafficking could jeopardize the cooperation between both countries. President Juan Orlando Hernndez of Honduras figured prominently in a U.S. drug trial, but few think it will matter in a country mired in corruption. The court document identifies JOH as CC-4 as having been elected President of Honduras in late 2013. Honduran Presidents brother found guilty of drug trafficking charges By Amir Vera and Maria Santana , CNN Updated 9:30 PM EDT, Fri October 18, 2019 U.S. prosecutors have filed motions claiming Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernandez helped move cocaine and said he wanted to "shove the drugs right up the noses of the gringos." March 10, 2021 5.31pm. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jacob Gutwillig said during his opening statement at the trial of accused Honduran drug trafficker Geovanny [] News > Nation/World U.S. prosecutors allege Honduras president helped move drugs. Cocaine flows to Honduras surged after a coup ousted then-President Manuel Zelaya in 2009. While in office, President Lobo [] The United States has blocked former Honduran President Porfirio Lobo Sosa and his immediate family from travel to the US, alleging that he accepted bribes from drug traffickers, the US State Department announced on Tuesday. NEW YORK (AP) An accountant witnessed meetings between Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernndez and a drug trafficker in which they planned the The allegations come amid the Central American nations efforts to position itself as a partner in the fight against drug trafficking. The brother of Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernndez was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday in a major drug trafficking case. NEW YORK The brother of Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernndez was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday after he was convicted on drug charges. Suffocating austerity and skyrocketing poverty. They accused Hernndez of helping to move drugs U.S. federal prosecutors have filed motions saying that Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernndez took bribes from drug traffickers and had the country's armed forces protect a NEW YORK (AP) An accountant witnessed meetings between Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernndez and a drug trafficker in which they planned the Log in, register or subscribe to save articles for later. By Claudia Torrens. The United States said Tuesday it would bar visits by former Honduran president Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo due to alleged bribes from drug traffickers as it steps up pressure over corruption in Central America. RELATED: Anti-Corruption Council Urges Honduran President's Dismissal. Photo: Univision. NEW YORK U.S. federal prosecutors have filed motions saying that Honduran President The State Department action announced on Tuesday is an indicator of the systemic corruption in Honduras from drug trafficking and illustrates the obstacles the Biden administration faces in addressing the root causes of migration from Central America. drugs, honduras, politician, trafficking. Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez was one of the subjects of a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) investigation into a large-scale drug-trafficking operation, according to court documents. NEW YORK (AP) An accountant witnessed meetings between Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernndez and a drug trafficker in which they planned the trafficking of cocaine to the U.S., federal prosecutors in New York said Tuesday. Honduras President helped move drugs, say US prosecutors. Juan Orlando Hernndez stands accused of using drug money to fund his wildly unpopular regime, enriching a small handful of elites while the rest of the country falls into disarray. US prosecutors said in a January 8 court filing that accused drug trafficker Geovanny Daniel Fuentes Ramrez met with Hernndez and gave him tens of thousands of Assistant U.S. Attorney Jacob Gutwillig said during his opening statement at the trial of accused Honduran drug trafficker Geovanny [] This as U.S. senators introduced a bill this week that could sanction him for violations of human rights. Al Jazeera reported that the announcement was made by the U.S. State Department on Tuesday, July 20, an indicator of the systemic corruption in Honduras from drug trafficking. By Alexa Phillips, news reporter Monday 11 January 2021 13:44, UK Sat 9 Jan 2021 13.11 EST 1,492 US federal prosecutors have filed motions saying the Honduran president, Juan Orlando Hernndez, took bribes from drug The Honduran president has been accused of taking bribes from a major drug trafficker. U.S. prosecutors accused a former commander of the Honduran police of importing tons of cocaine into the United States on behalf of the country's president, a Trump ally. The drugs generally entered either by boat or clandestine airstrips. UPDATED: Tue., March 9, 2021. U.S. prosecutors accused Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernndez of conspiring with his brother and other top politicians to protect drug traffickers. A court in the United States has sentenced the brother of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernndez to life in prison for drug trafficking. The United States said Tuesday it would bar visits by former Honduran president Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo due to alleged bribes from drug traffickers as it steps up pressure over corruption in Central America. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jacob Gutwillig said during his opening statement at the trial of accused Honduran drug trafficker Geovanny [] U.S. attorneys: Honduras president helped move drugs. His brother, Juan Antonio Hernndez, goes on trial next week Honduras ambassador to the United States, Luis Fernando Suazo, on Saturday rejected the new filings, calling the prosecutors contentions baseless and reiterating the presidents position that they are based solely on statements from self-confessed drug traffickers. President Juan Orlando Hernandez of Honduras has been cast as a co-conspirator in a federal drug trafficking trial this month. Former Congressman Juan Antonio "Tony" Hernndez was found guilty in October 2019 of smuggling tonnes of cocaine into the US. NEW YORK (AP) An accountant witnessed meetings between Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernndez and a drug trafficker in which they planned the trafficking of cocaine to the U.S., federal prosecutors in New York said Tuesday. The brother of Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernndez was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday in a major drug trafficking case. Federal prosecutors said on Tuesday that the U.S.-backed government of Honduras has unleashed unimaginable horrors and accused the countrys sitting president of playing a leadership role in a violent, state sponsored drug trafficking conspiracy.. US prosecutors allege Honduras president helped move drugs Federal prosecutors in New York say an accountant witnessed meetings between Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernndez and a drug trafficker in which they planned the trafficking of cocaine to the United States By CLAUDIA TORRENS Associated Press March 9, 2021, 8:11 PM Honduras president Juan Orlando Hernandez 'helped export cocaine to US', federal prosecutors claim President Juan Orlando Hernndez allegedly said he wanted to "shove the drugs right up the noses of the gringos". U.S. federal prosecutors have filed motions saying that Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernndez took bribes from drug traffickers and had the country's armed forces protect a Brother of Honduras President Sentenced to Life in Drug-Trafficking Case Trial evidence showed that Juan Antonio Tony Hernndez had smuggled some 185 tons of cocaine to the U.S. With new accusations that Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernndez directly brokered deals to protect traffickers in exchange for drug money, the president himself has emerged as a lynchpin in Honduras descent into a narco-state. The U.S. has banned Honduras ex-president Porfirio Lobo Sosa from entering into the U.S. following allegations of accepting bribes from drug traffickers. Prosecutors said he had bribed law enforcement officials and was also complicit [] US Investigated The President Of Honduras For Drug-Trafficking, Documents Show. In this Aug. 13, 2019 photo, Honduran President World Jan 9, 2021 4:48 PM EDT. Save. NEW YORK (AP) An accountant witnessed meetings between Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernndez and a drug trafficker in which they planned the trafficking of cocaine to the U.S., federal prosecutors in New York said Tuesday. US motions expand drug claims against Honduras president. This is not the only fallout. The State Department action announced on Tuesday is an indicator of the systemic corruption in Honduras from drug trafficking and illustrates the obstacles the Biden administration faces in addressing the root causes of migration from Central America. Al Jazeera reported that the announcement was made by the U.S. State Department on Tuesday, July 20, an indicator of the systemic corruption in Honduras from drug trafficking. NEW YORK (AP) An accountant witnessed meetings between Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernndez and a drug trafficker in which they planned the trafficking of cocaine to the U.S., federal prosecutors in New York said Tuesday. News > Nation/World U.S. prosecutors allege Honduras president helped move drugs. Honduras Presidents Alleged Role in Drug Conspiracy Comes Into Focus. The U.S. has banned Honduras ex-president Porfirio Lobo Sosa from entering into the U.S. following allegations of accepting bribes from drug traffickers. The court document identifies JOH as CC-4 as having been elected President of Honduras in late 2013. An accountant witnessed meetings between Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernndez and a drug trafficker in which they planned the trafficking of cocaine to the U.S., federal prosecutors in New York said Tuesday.. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jacob Gutwillig said during his opening statement at the trial of accused Honduran drug trafficker Geovanny Fuentes Ramrez that the Federal prosecutors in New York say an accountant witnessed meetings between Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernndez and a drug trafficker in An accountant witnessed meetings between Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernndez and a drug trafficker, federal prosecutors in New York said on Tuesday. President of Honduras since 2014 and re-elected until 2022 with the blessing of the United States, Juan Orlando Hernandez is now accused of being a drug An accountant witnessed meetings between Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernndez and a drug trafficker in which they planned the trafficking of cocaine to the U.S., federal prosecutors in New York said Tuesday. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jacob Gutwillig said during his opening statement at the trial of accused Honduran drug trafficker Geovanny [] This is not the first time he has been accused of working with traffickers. The drug war really pioneered this phenomenon, said Adam Isacson, director of the Defense Oversight Program at the Washington Office on Latin America, an Honduras president is accused by the US of helping El Chapo and other drug lords to smuggle cocaine into America to 'shove drugs up the noses of the gringos'. Federal prosecutors in New York accused Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernndez and a drug trafficker of planning to flood the streets of the United States with drugs. Photo: Univision. Prosecutors allege Lobo took bribes from a drug trafficking organization in exchange for political favours. US prosecutors allege Honduras president helped move drugs By CLAUDIA TORRENS March 10, 2021 GMT FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2019 file photo, Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez speaks to reporters as he leaves a meeting at the Organization of American States, in Washington. Usually loath to name sitting presidents in criminal cases, prosecutors in the United States have made an exception for Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernndez, painting a clear picture of him taking bribes from drug traffickers and participating firsthand in his brother's cocaine smuggling ring. US Prosecutors Allege Honduras President Helped Move Drugs March 9, 2021 March 9, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS. Prosecutors then claim that Juan Orlando Hernandez asked Ardon for US$1.5 million in drug trafficking money to fund and secure the presidency in 2013. His associate, now a convicted drug kingpin, has alleged that Hernandez accepted millions of dollars in bribes and helped protect a flood of cocaine into the U.S. U.S. prosecutors claim that the president of Honduras helped move drugs camilahawking March 10, 2021 New York Accountants have witnessed a meeting between Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernandez and drug traffickers and planned to smuggle cocaine to the United States, a federal prosecutor in New York said Tuesday. U.S. admits some of the mercenaries accused of killing the president in Haiti were trained as part of a vast project to militarize the war on drugs. Prosecutors then claim that Juan Orlando Hernandez asked Ardon for US$1.5 million in drug trafficking money to fund and secure the presidency in 2013. UPDATED: Tue., March 9, 2021. President Juan Orlando Hernndez of Honduras speaking at the United Nations. FILE In this Aug. 13, 2019 file photo, Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez speaks to reporters as he leaves a meeting at the Organization of American States in Washington in 2019.