Son of Former President of Honduras Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court

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Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that Fabio Porfirio Lobo pled guilty in Manhattan federal court to a charge that he conspired to import cocaine into the United States. Lobo, who was arrested in the Republic of Haiti on May 20, 2015, and arrived in the United States on May 21, 2015, pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Lorna G. Schofield. LOBO’s father, Porfirio Lobo, served as president of Honduras between 2010 and 2014.

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said: “Fabio Lobo has now admitted in court that he conspired to import thousands of kilograms of cocaine into the United States. Whether you are a street-level dealer, a member of a cartel, or the son of a former foreign president, drug dealing is drug dealing. It is a serious federal crime for which you will be prosecuted.”

According to the Indictment, other court filings, and statements made during court proceedings:

In 2014, LOBO agreed to assist two purported Mexican drug traffickers, who were in fact confidential sources (the “CSes”) acting at the direction of the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”), with the transportation of a multi-ton load of cocaine through Honduras so that the narcotics could be imported into the United States. In exchange, LOBO was to receive a financial interest in a portion of the cocaine that was intended to be sold and distributed in the United States. In furtherance of the conspiracy, LOBO introduced the CSes to, among others, Honduran police officials who agreed to participate in the cocaine transaction by providing security and logistical support for the transportation of the cocaine through Honduras. During 2015, in consensually recorded calls and emails between LOBO and one of the CSes, LOBO agreed to travel to Haiti for the purpose of receiving payment from the proceeds of the cocaine transaction. LOBO subsequently traveled to Haiti in May 2015 and was arrested.

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