Nájera Says Lawyer's Conflict Tainted His Guilty Plea
Published on Honduras Daily · Sep 3, 2026 · Originally reported September 2, 2026 by TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI)
Former congressman Fredy Nájera sought to withdraw his 2018 guilty plea in a New York federal drug-trafficking case, arguing that his lawyer, Manuel Rocha, had a conflict of interest because Rocha also represented Honduran trafficker Wilter Blanco—the man Nájera's defense wanted to implicate in the 2009 killing of General Julián Arístides González.
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