Honduras former first lady gets 14 years in prison on fraud charges

Rosa Bonilla, the wife of former President Porfirio Lobo, spent funds destined for social programs on personal credit card payments. corruption firstlady

FILE PHOTO: Former first lady Rosa Elena Bonilla de Lobo arrives at a court hearing after being convicted on graft charges, in Tegucigalpa

TEGUCIGALPA - A Honduran court sentenced the country's former first lady, Rosa Bonilla, to 14 years in prison on Wednesday on charges of fraud and misappropriation of funds destined for social programs, a judicial spokesperson said. Bonilla, wife of former President Porfirio Lobo, spent some 12.2 million lempiras meant for low-income children on personal credit card payments, her childrens' school fees and real estate construction, according to the public ministry.

Bonilla had previously been sentenced to 58 years in prison in an earlier trial, which Honduras' Supreme Court annulled in early 2020, arguing it was full of inconsistencies. The Supreme Court ordered a re-trial by a lower court, which found Bonilla guilty in March of this year.

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