Assets seized by the state from Tony Hernandez
Almost simultaneously with the announcement that Juan Carlos “Tigre” Bonilla would plead guilty to drug trafficking charges, the court ruled Certain deprivation of domain for Estate Associated with former deputy Juan Antonio “Tony” Hernandez and his wife, Vanessa Cruz Sierra.
Through a brief statement, the judiciary indicated that it announced the action promoted by the Public Ministry against the former congressman and brother of the former president. JUAN ORLANDO HERNANDEZ.
“The court with national jurisdiction of the deprivation of the domain read the judgment on the property of the rights holders Juan Antonio Hernandez and Vanessa Cruz Sierra, promoted by the Public Ministry, announcing the action of the decisive deprivation of the domain,” the statement details. Pres.
He Power of attorney He indicated that if neither party agrees to the resolution, they have three days to file an appeal.
Tony Hernandez, brother of former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, was a deputy in the Honduran National Congress.
Additionally, he pleaded guilty to drug trafficking offenses in the United States in October 2019. He was sentenced in March 2021 to life imprisonment plus thirty years in prison. According to the US Prosecutor’s Office, he transported at least 185,000 kilograms of drugs. Received bribes from cocaine and cartels.