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Police arrested a 39-year-old man in Tegucigalpa on charges of defrauding vehicle owners who consigned cars for sale; he allegedly transferred titles to third parties without authorization and forged documents, facing at least 16 complaints.

A 27-year-old woman in Comayagua was arrested for fabricating her own abduction in November 2025 and demanding $10,000 from relatives to pay off personal debts; police detected inconsistencies in her initial report.

A 24-year-old in Choluteca reported losing L22,000 (about $880) in remittance money intended for home-construction materials when an elderly man used a sleight-of-hand trick to swap his cash for paper at a bank exit on June 17.

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.