Ex-Honduras First Lady Sentenced to Prison for Embezzlement

Ex-Honduras First Lady Sentenced to Prison for Embezzlement
Former Honduran First Lady Rosa Elena Bonilla de Lobo leaves court after her conviction on corruption charges in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on Aug. 20, 2019. Elmer Martinez/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras—A judge sentenced former Honduran First Lady Rosa Elena Bonilla de Lobo to 14 years in prison Wednesday on corruption charges, the second time Bonilla had been sentenced.

Bonilla will be allowed to appeal the sentence within 20 days, court spokesman Carlos Silva said.