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The Public Ministry has requested preliminary proceedings against five members of Congress from the Libre party and two former Social Development Ministry officials on suspicion of fraud and breach of official duties harming the state.

Prosecutors have charged 11 Central Bank of Honduras employees and former employees with negligent embezzlement for allowing ex-prosecutor Francia Medina to withdraw L88.8 million (about $3.5 million) in seized evidence from bank vaults without proper authorization.

The Honduran Medical College says it cannot investigate fraudulent clinics run by Colombians giving false diagnoses unless the operators are licensed physicians, leaving enforcement to prosecutors and local authorities.

Former President Juan Orlando Hernández expressed confidence in his case on fraud and money-laundering charges ahead of a hearing scheduled for Tuesday.

A court postponed the initial hearing against former president Juan Orlando Hernández on fraud and money-laundering charges to August 18, after his legal team requested more time to review evidence presented by prosecutors.

Honduras law requires anyone who receives money by banking error to return it, with civil and penal liability—including fraud charges—for those who spend or refuse to repay the funds.

A judge scheduled an August 20 hearing for former Health Minister Alba Flores to answer fraud and document-falsification charges stemming from a COVID-19 mobile hospital procurement scandal; Flores has evaded justice since November 2023.

Honduras's road-transport authority warned citizens of a fraud scheme in which criminals send text messages impersonating the DNVT with fake traffic fines and links designed to steal personal information.

A judge postponed the initial hearing against former INAMI director Ninfa Flores and three co-defendants accused of fraud and abuse of authority to July 28, at the defense's request pending submission of evidence.

Ninfa Flores Castellanos, who directed the National Institute for Juvenile Offenders from 2023 to 2024, appeared in court on charges of fraud and abuse of authority; a judge set an initial hearing for July 20 to determine whether sufficient evidence exists to proceed with trial.

Police arrested two women accused of operating a smuggling scam that took $3,000–$4,000 from Hondurans seeking illegal passage to the United States, then failed to deliver the promised services, with some victims waiting years for help that never came.

A judge issued a formal processing order with substitute measures against Daniel Alejandro Méndez on charges of misappropriation and unlawful retention and falsification of public documents, with a preliminary hearing scheduled for June 23.

Eight current and former Central Bank of Honduras employees accused of misappropriation in connection with an 88.6-million-lempira embezzlement linked to former prosecutor Francia Medina will face trial while free, with an initial hearing set for June 18.

Four suspects have been sent to prison in connection with a computer fraud scheme that siphoned more than 2 million lempiras (roughly $80,000) from a company.

A judge scheduled June 9 for the ruling in the initial hearing against three former San Pedro Sula municipal officials, including the mayor's son-in-law, accused of money laundering, bribery, and fraud in a scheme that prosecutors say caused losses exceeding 45.5 million lempiras.

A judge scheduled a June 9 preliminary-hearing ruling on whether to send three former San Pedro Sula municipal officials — including the son-in-law of Mayor Roberto 'El Pollo' Contreras — to trial on charges of money laundering, influence peddling, and fraud tied to road contracts worth over 45.5 million lempiras (about $1.8 million) that prosecutors say were never lawfully executed.

Honduras's Public Prosecutor's Office dismantled a criminal network accused of cyber fraud against a company, stealing more than two million lempiras (about $80,000).