Court Acquits Ex-Mayor Ardón of Money Laundering

Published on Honduras Daily · Aug 25, 2026 · Originally reported August 24, 2026 by El Heraldo

A Honduran court acquitted Alexander "Chande" Ardón, a former mayor deported from the United States, of money laundering after finding technical and mathematical errors in the prosecution's financial analysis of his allegedly unexplained assets.

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Also reported by: La Prensa, HCH

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