TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Former Honduran President Porfirio Lobo says the Central American country's current government is trampling his honor by bringing corruption cases against his wife and most recently his brother.
Last week, prosecutors accused 91-year-old Ramon Lobo of pocketing some $300,000 that the government had paid soldiers guarding him at a ranch north of the capital.
Authorities also arrested Wilfredo Cerrato, a presidential administrator during Lobo's term and who now represents Honduras at the Central American Parliament. Cerrato allegedly passed checks to Ramon Lobo.
Porfirio Lobo said Tuesday it was a "show" to distract from the current administration's corruption.
His wife has been held since February on charges of diverting $700,000 in public funds. His son, Fabio, was sentenced in the U.S. last year to 24 years in prison for drug trafficking.
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