Koriun Branch Manager Jailed on Money-Laundering Charges

Published on Honduras Daily · Nov 5, 2026 · Originally reported November 4, 2026 by La Prensa

A judge ordered Elderi Gómez Guevara, manager of a Koriun office in Copán, held in pretrial detention on suspicion of money laundering and criminal association, citing financial transactions topping seven million lempiras that investigators say far exceed his reported income.

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Also reported by: Once Noticias, Ministerio Público (X), Poder Judicial Honduras, Radio América Honduras

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