Inside Sam Bankman-Fried’s day-to-day at an ‘inhumane’ NYC detention center A judge sent the disgraced crypto founder to the federal facility on Friday after ruling that he violated his bail conditions. Fortune · Aug 14, 2023
Mountain labs turn Honduras from cocaine way station into producer Increase in coca plantations could give rise to a new generation of drug traffickers, and refortify the clans of old The Guardian - US · May 24, 2022
Ex-Honduras police chief detained after US court appearance The former national police chief of Honduras has made an initial appearance in a New York courtroom after his extradition to the United States The Independent UK · May 11, 2022
Ex-Honduran leader seeks to subpoena Biden, Trump and Obama in drugs case Former president Juan Orlando Hernández’s also suggests he may seek testimony from Mexican drug lord El Chapo in New York trial The Guardian - US · May 10, 2022
Lawyer: Ex-Honduran president held like a 'prisoner of war' The lawyer for Juan Orlando Hernández says the former Honduran president is being held like a prisoner of war in a federal jail in New York The Independent UK · May 10, 2022
Ex-president of Honduras extradited to US on drugs charges Juan Orlando Hernández accused of involvement with drug cartels and related weapons charges The Guardian - UK · Apr 21, 2022
Honduras ex-president Hernández extradited to US Honduras has extradited former President Juan Orlando Hernández to the United States to face drug trafficking and weapons charges The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2022
Judge orders extradition of Honduras' former police chief A judge in Honduras has ordered the extradition to the United States of the country’s former national police chief on drug trafficking and weapons charges The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2022
Taiwan needs to pick better allies In the same week that Taiwanese took to the streets to repudiate Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Taiwan's leaders rolled out the red carpet for a visit by former US President Donald Trump's secretary of state, Mike Pompeo. This is the same man who, together with Mr Trump, withheld military aid… Bangkok Post · Apr 6, 2022
Honduras court seizes ex-president's properties A court in Honduras has authorized prosecutors to seize properties, bank accounts and vehicles linked to former President Juan Orlando Hernández The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2022
Honduras' Supreme Court approves extraditing ex-president Honduras' Supreme Court has approved the extradition of former President Juan Orlando Hernández to the United States to face drug trafficking and weapons charges The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2022
EXPLAINER: Ex-Honduras president step closer to extradition A judge in Honduras has ruled that former President Juan Orlando Hernández should be extradited to the United States to face drug trafficking and weapons charges The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2022
Honduras judge grants U.S. extradition request for former President Juan Orlando Hernández He's expected to face drug trafficking and weapons charges in the U.S. and denies any wrongdoing. Axios · Mar 17, 2022
Honduras judge says ex-president can be extradited to US A judge in Honduras has ruled that former President Juan Orlando Hernández should be extradited to the United States to face drug trafficking and weapons charges The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2022
The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2022 Long-feared Honduran police chief now facing US extradition The former head of Honduras’ National Police now facing extradition to the United States on drug trafficking and weapons charges was a long-feared figure, as well as an ally of the U.S. government in its war on drugs
The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2022 Ex-Honduran national police chief wanted in US arrested A former head of Honduras’ national police who was sought by United States prosecutors on drug and weapons charge has been arrested
The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2022 Honduras prosecutor: Ex-president's offices swept of papers A federal prosecutor in Honduras says an anti-corruption team from the Attorney General’s Office visited presidential offices a week after President Juan Orlando Hernández stepped down and found paper shredders and none of the financial documents they were looking for
The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2022 Honduras high court rejects house arrest for ex-president Honduras’ Supreme Court of Justice has denied the appeal of former President Juan Orlando Hernández to be held under house arrest during his extradition process
The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2022 EXPLAINER: Ex-Honduras leader long in US prosecutors' sights Former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández was arrested at the request of the United States on drug trafficking charges Tuesday and a Honduran judge will decide if he is eventually extradited to stand trial in the U.S. While Hernández was president, he was untouchable for Honduras’ co-opted justice system and…
The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2022 A stunning fall for ex-Honduran president wanted in US The arrest of former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández and the images that followed — a leader shackled and paraded before cameras like a common criminal — are a stunning reversal for a man who for years seemed impervious to growing allegations of corruption
Los Angeles Times · Feb 16, 2022 Once celebrated by American leaders, former Honduran president now sought on US drug charges TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — For years, U.S. officials faced an uncomfortable dilemma: The president of Honduras was one of Washington’s top allies in Central America — but evidence was mounting that he was also a drug trafficker.
The Guardian - US · Feb 15, 2022 Ex-president arrested in Honduras as US requests extradition on drugs charges Juan Orlando Hernández, once a key US ally in Central America, handcuffed and taken away in Tegucigalpa
Axios · Feb 15, 2022 U.S. asks Honduras to arrest and extradite former President Juan Orlando Hernández Honduras police officers have surrounded his home, per Reuters.
The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2022 US asks Honduras to arrest, extradite ex-President Hernández After years of speculation in Honduras, the United States formally requested the arrest and extradition of former President Juan Orlando Hernández less than three weeks after he left office
The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2022 US asks Honduras to arrest, extradite ex-President Hernández The United States has requested the arrest of former President Juan Orlando Hernández for his eventual extradition to the U.S. On Monday afternoon, Honduras’ foreign affairs ministry said via Twitter that it had notified the country’s Supreme Court of Justice that the U.S. Embassy had formally requested the arrest of…