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A criminal court absolved former officials Mario Zelaya and Ramón Bertetty of violating their official duties in an IHSS procurement case, ruling the adjudication was approved by the board rather than a personal infraction, though both have faced multiple other convictions related to IHSS embezzlement.

Honduras's Attorney General's Office (PGR) has appealed a judge's decision to dismiss money-laundering and fraud charges against former president Juan Orlando Hernández, arguing the judge improperly excluded 58% of the prosecution's evidence and wrongly demanded direct rather than circumstantial proof in an organized-crime case.

Fernando Suárez, convicted of embezzlement and fraud in the Pandora case involving misappropriated agriculture ministry funds, has been released after serving his sentence; he remains liable for a fine of 288 million lempiras (about $11.5 million) owed to the state.

A court hearing for former Health Minister Alba Consuelo Flores, charged in the mobile-hospital scandal, was suspended after her defense reported health problems; the judge will reschedule once her medical condition is documented.

Attorney General Dagoberto Aspra reported that Juan Orlando Hernández threatened a PGR prosecutor during an August 3 hearing in the Pandora II fraud and money-laundering case, prompting Aspra to assume direct representation at the next hearing scheduled for August 12.

Former president Juan Orlando Hernández, recently pardoned by the U.S., will defend himself without pretrial detention in a Honduran fraud and money-laundering case stemming from the diversion of over 62 million lempiras (roughly $2.5 million) in public funds to political campaigns.

The attorney general's office announced it will seek pretrial detention for former president Juan Orlando Hernández at an August 12 hearing, arguing he poses a risk to evidence and claiming L169 million ($6.8 million) in public funds were diverted to political campaigning.

Prosecutors opened a new investigation into Ninfa Suyapa Flores, former director of the National Institute for Juvenile Offenders, for alleged irregularities in food-procurement processes at the agency, adding to charges of abuse of authority, fraud, and workplace harassment.

Former president Juan Orlando Hernández is set to appear in court on August 3 facing fraud and money-laundering charges in the Pandora II case, in which prosecutors allege a network diverted over 288 million lempiras (about $11.5 million) in state funds between 2010 and 2013, with at least 62 million lempiras allegedly benefiting his presidential campaign.

Former president Juan Orlando Hernández's lawyers filed an appeal after a Supreme Court judge declined to hear the 'Pandora II' case alleging fraud and money laundering, arguing the court should retain jurisdiction over cases involving former high officials.

The Tegucigalpa municipal administration hired 42 new advisers between February and May 2026, bringing its adviser roster to 110 and adding 2.2 million lempiras (about $88,000) monthly to the payroll, despite Mayor Juan Diego Zelaya's campaign promise to reduce staff.

Ninfa Flores, the former head of Honduras's National Institute of Migrant Workers (INAMI), appeared in court in Tegucigalpa for an initial hearing on charges of fraud and abuse of authority for alleged omissions that harmed the public administration.