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2 Presidents, Same Crime, Different Outcomes: The Trump Contradiction
Before deposed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was brought to the United States to face drug-trafficking charges, another Latin American leader had already stood trial in a US court for similar crimes. The outcome, however, was very different.
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Honduran President To A Drug Trafficker, All About Juan Orlando Hernandez
Honduran ex-president Juan Orlando Hernandez once painted himself as a champion of the fight against drug trafficking only to become one of the most high-profile figures implicated in it.
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How An Ex President Helped Traffic Cocaine Worth $10 Billion Into US
Juan Orlando Hernandez was convicted in a US federal court on three counts, including cocaine importation and weapons offences.
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US Jails Honduran Ex-President For 45 Years On Drug Trafficking Charges
A court in New York on Wednesday sentenced former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez to 45 years in prison after he was convicted of trafficking hundreds of tons of cocaine into the United States.
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Ex-Honduran President Extradited To US To Face Drug Charges
Former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez was extradited to the United States Thursday to stand trial for allegedly aiding the smuggling of hundreds of tons of cocaine to America and receiving millions of dollars in bribes.
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Honduras Ex-President To be Extradited To US Over Drug Trafficking
The Honduras Supreme Court on Monday authorized the extradition of former president Juan Orlando Hernandez to the United States to face charges of drug trafficking.
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Comedian Jimmy Morales Takes Office As Guatemala's New President
Jimmy Morales, a former TV comic elected Guatemala's new president on a wave of public revulsion against widespread graft, took office on Thursday in a ceremony attended by leaders from the Americas.
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Thousands of Hondurans in Fresh Protest Against President
Thousands protested in the Honduran capital Friday, the latest in a series of marches calling for an investigation into President Juan Orlando Hernandez over allegations of massive corruption.
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Embattled Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez Says US May Still Provide Aid
Hondurans waving torches may have taken to the streets demanding his resignation over corruption, but their president said Wednesday the US Congress may pass a huge Central American aid package anyway.
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Thousands Rally in Honduras Calling for President Hernandez to Quit
Thousands of protesters marched through Honduras's capital on Friday demanding the resignation of President Juan Orlando Hernandez over a corruption scandal that has seen growing calls for him to quit.
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3 Dead, 32 Injured in Overcrowded Honduran Prison Riot
Three inmates were killed, including one who was shot in the head, during a riot at an overcrowded Honduran prison on Wednesday that left another 32 people injured, authorities said.
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Honduras President, US Lawmakers Discuss Migrant Crisis
Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez told visiting US lawmakers Sunday that poverty and misinformation was fueling the flow of minors from Central America seeking to enter the United States illegally.
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2 Presidents, Same Crime, Different Outcomes: The Trump Contradiction
Before deposed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was brought to the United States to face drug-trafficking charges, another Latin American leader had already stood trial in a US court for similar crimes. The outcome, however, was very different.
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Honduran President To A Drug Trafficker, All About Juan Orlando Hernandez
Honduran ex-president Juan Orlando Hernandez once painted himself as a champion of the fight against drug trafficking only to become one of the most high-profile figures implicated in it.
-
How An Ex President Helped Traffic Cocaine Worth $10 Billion Into US
Juan Orlando Hernandez was convicted in a US federal court on three counts, including cocaine importation and weapons offences.
-
US Jails Honduran Ex-President For 45 Years On Drug Trafficking Charges
A court in New York on Wednesday sentenced former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez to 45 years in prison after he was convicted of trafficking hundreds of tons of cocaine into the United States.
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Ex-Honduran President Extradited To US To Face Drug Charges
Former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez was extradited to the United States Thursday to stand trial for allegedly aiding the smuggling of hundreds of tons of cocaine to America and receiving millions of dollars in bribes.
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Honduras Ex-President To be Extradited To US Over Drug Trafficking
The Honduras Supreme Court on Monday authorized the extradition of former president Juan Orlando Hernandez to the United States to face charges of drug trafficking.
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Comedian Jimmy Morales Takes Office As Guatemala's New President
Jimmy Morales, a former TV comic elected Guatemala's new president on a wave of public revulsion against widespread graft, took office on Thursday in a ceremony attended by leaders from the Americas.
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Thousands of Hondurans in Fresh Protest Against President
Thousands protested in the Honduran capital Friday, the latest in a series of marches calling for an investigation into President Juan Orlando Hernandez over allegations of massive corruption.
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Embattled Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez Says US May Still Provide Aid
Hondurans waving torches may have taken to the streets demanding his resignation over corruption, but their president said Wednesday the US Congress may pass a huge Central American aid package anyway.
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Thousands Rally in Honduras Calling for President Hernandez to Quit
Thousands of protesters marched through Honduras's capital on Friday demanding the resignation of President Juan Orlando Hernandez over a corruption scandal that has seen growing calls for him to quit.
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3 Dead, 32 Injured in Overcrowded Honduran Prison Riot
Three inmates were killed, including one who was shot in the head, during a riot at an overcrowded Honduran prison on Wednesday that left another 32 people injured, authorities said.
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Honduras President, US Lawmakers Discuss Migrant Crisis
Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez told visiting US lawmakers Sunday that poverty and misinformation was fueling the flow of minors from Central America seeking to enter the United States illegally.
