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On 6 September 2014, former President Francisco Flores Pérez (1999–2004) was arrested on corruption charges for allegedly misappropriating US$15 million during his presidency. [2] In December 2015, he was charged with embezzlement and illicit enrichment and was ordered to stand trial, but he died in January 2016 before his trial started. [3]
The FMLN's candidate in the 21 March 2004 presidential election, Schafik Hándal, won 35.6% of the vote, but was defeated by Antonio Saca of ARENA. In the 2006 legislative election , held on 12 March 2006, the FMLN won 39.7% of the popular vote and 32 out of 84 legislative assembly seats.
On 28 November 2017, El Salvador's second civil court found Funes guilty of illegal enrichment. [38] The sentence was against Mauricio Funes and his son who was with him in Nicaragua under asylum protection, ordering that they had to restitute $420,000 to the state. [39] As of 2019 Interpol has twice rejected the arrest request against Mauricio ...
Lawsuit accuses Elon Musk of ‘illegal lottery scheme’ with $1 million giveaway to registered voters. Alex Woodward. October 28, 2024 at 11:13 AM ... Under federal law, it is illegal to pay ...
Two out of the last three general managers of the utility have resigned in disgrace: One allegedly mismanaged $40 million in funding. Another, David Wright, was sentenced to six years in prison ...
In the midst of a political campaign, the former president was sued on 21 October 2013 for corruption and money laundering. [17] On 7 March 2016, the El Salvador Supreme Court ordered Saca to stand trial for illegal enrichment. [18] On 12 September 2018, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison by a tribunal. [1]
NRA found liable in corruption case as jury says longtime leader Wayne LaPierre should repay $4.3 million Sabrina Souza and Emma Tucker, CNN February 23, 2024 at 7:25 PM
In August 2023, Flores stated that both he and the FMLN would be committed to fighting corruption. [21] In the election, Flores finished in second place with 204,167 votes—6.40 percent; Bukele won re-election with 84.65 percent of the vote. [22] Flores refused to concede the election, claiming that "they stole votes from me" ("me han robado ...