Pardoned Former Honduran President Faces Embezzlement Charges at Home

Tegucigalpa, Monday, 3 August 2026.
Following a U.S. presidential pardon for his drug-trafficking conviction, former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández returned to Honduras on July 26, 2026, where he faced a local court on August 3 regarding the alleged embezzlement of approximately $3 million in public funds.