Friday, April 17, 2026

Honduras Ex-Prez JOH Got 45 Years Now After Pardon and 2d Circuit Request to Dismiss Case


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Honduras Ex-Prez JOH Got 45 Years Now After Pardon and 2d Circuit Request to Dismiss Case

by Matthew Russell Lee, Substack

SDNY COURTHOUSE, April 13 รข€“ In the closing arguments back on March 6, 2024 AUSA Tarlow said that narco trafficking had grown under JOH. On March 7, out of the hearing of the jury and for then the Press, JOH's lawyer Stabile said he'd heard different overnight.

  From who?

  The defendant's wife he said.

  Was this just a play for a mistrial?

Judge Castel concluded it was, and denied Stabile's motion, Order on Patreon here.

Later on March 8, the verdict, here- then the book Narco Drama in English then Spanish.

Narco Drama book / audiobook in Spanish here

On April 13, 2026 after the pardon and Second Circuit order, JOH's lawyer asked for the case to be dismissed: " I respectfully request that this Court dismiss the case. I thank the Court for its continued consideration. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Renato C. Stabile."

More analysis on X for Subscribers here and with translation into Spanish on Substack here

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