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Al Jazeera
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Jared Olson, Hector Silva Ávalos

Israeli official faces corruption allegations in Honduras president’s trial

Assistant US Attorney Jacob Gutwillig presents his closing argument in the trial of former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernandez on March 6 [Jane Rosenberg/Reuters]

New York City, United States – The allegations shocked the courtroom. Last week, a confidential witness in a high-profile criminal case alleged that an Israeli embassy participated in a money-laundering scheme linked to the illicit trade of cocaine.

It was a major twist in the trial of Juan Orlando Hernandez, a former Honduran president convicted on Friday of participating in a “violent drug-trafficking conspiracy” while in office.

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