U.S. Prosecutors Allege El Chapo Gave $1m In Bribes To Honduran President’s Brother

Honduras' President Juan Orlando Hernandez addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., September 25, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo

FOX News: 'El Chapo' paid $1 million bribe to fund sitting Honduran president's campaign: prosecutors

Convicted Mexican drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán allegedly used the brother of the current Honduran president as the go-between in a 2013 bribe scheme trading $1 million for cartel protection, U.S. federal prosecutors said Wednesday.

Juan Antonio “Tony” Hernández, 41, was accused in a Manhattan courtroom of using his connections in the Honduran government to smuggle cocaine through the country, knowing the final destination for the narcotics would be the United States.

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WNU Editor: The Honduran President Is denying these claims .... Honduras president rejects US accusation of El Chapo connection (DW).

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