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Honduras' former first lady arrested in graft case
Freddy Cuevas, Associated Press
Updated 1:43 pm, Wednesday, February 28, 2018
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Military police searched the home of former Honduran President Porfirio Lobo on Wednesday and arrested his wife as part of a corruption probe by an international team of investigators.
Police arrived at the Lobo home outside the capital in six vehicles and searched the residence before leaving with former first lady Rosa Elena Bonilla and her brother-in-law Mauricio Mora. Authorities did not say if Lobo himself was present.
The arrest was announced by an anti-corruption mission of the Organization of American States, a team the government agreed to accept following large street protests against graft in 2016.
Investigators for the non-governmental National Anti-corruption Council have told prosecutors that Bonilla, 48, deposited $600,000 in government funds into her personal bank account five days before Lobo ended his four-year term in January 2014. They also say she hasn't accounted for at least $6 million in government funds for her office during Lobo's administration.
More:
https://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Honduras-former-first-lady-arrested-in-graft-case-12716513.php