Brother of Honduran president sentenced to life in drug case
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The brother of Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday after he was convicted on drug charges.
Hernández was convicted in October 2019 of charges that carried a mandatory minimum sentence of 40 years in prison. Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Laroche told the judge that Hernández for 15 years fueled a flood of cocaine shipments into the United States by paying millions of dollars to top Honduran officials like his brother. Hernández's lawyer, Peter Brill, had argued for leniency, saying the U.S. should focus anti-drug trafficking efforts on the voracious appetite of its citizens for drugs.More Related News