by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Substack
SDNY EXCLUSIVE, Feb 23 – After the president of Honduras' brother Tony Hernandez was convicted of drug trafficking and sentenced to life plus thirty years, on April 21, 2022 the ex-president himself, Juan Orlando Hernandez, was extradited to the United States.
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On February 23, 2024, after Ardon, Police Officer Miguel Reynoso who testified in the Tony Hernandez trial took the stand. Some:
JOH's lawyer Renato Stabile cross examining Officer Reynoso
Stabile: Mr. Reynoso, how long after you received evidence are you supposed to voucher it?
Reynoso: In the least amount of time possible. Here, we also had guns. JOH's lawyer Stabile: Did you work on June 6, 2018? Reynoso: Yes.
Stabile: What were your duties that day? Reynoso: I don't remember, specifically... We went to the 105th Brigade and later to our office.
Judge Castel: How much more do you have? Stabile: An hour Judge Castel: Ask your next question.
JOH's lawyer Stabile: Do you know when this photograph was taken? Reynoso: No. But it was in the morning. Stabile: That banner, was it there before or only for the photo?
Judge Castel: How is that relevant? Undue waste of time
JOH's lawyer Stabile: It says, Operacion Morazan - what is that? Reynoso: I don't know. Stabile: FUSINA - can the translator translate what that means in English?
Judge Castel: That's not the job of the interpreter.
Stabile: It's their exhibit. Judge: Not relevant JOH's lawyer
Stabile: What did you do with the things on the white table? Reynoso: We started working. We counted the money and then the guns.
Judge Castel: We have finished our work for the week
Juez Castel: Hemos terminado nuestro trabajo de la semana
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The case is US v. Diaz Morales, et al., 15-cr-379 (Castel)
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