Honduras News – Daily News about Honduras

Marie Otero, the Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs in the United States will travel to Tegucigalpa, Honduras from August 3rd to 4th, the State Department announced today.

Ms. Otero will meet with senior Honduran government officials, human rights advocates, members of civil society, and the business community.

The Under Secretary will focus on issues such as democratic governance, human rights, and women’s empowerment. Global issues related to economic development, investment, and renewable energy are also on the agenda.

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A former Colbert couple now living in Honduras were arraigned in federal court today after the husband and wife were arrested in Florida on warrants for failing to pay income taxes in Washington.

Kristin W. Haynes and Scott D. Haynes, 56, both pleaded not guilty. Each faces five misdemeanor counts of failing to pay taxes, according to court records.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Earl Hicks told U.S. Magistrate Judge James Hutton that the Hayneses “failed to report $2.4 million in income and owe the government over $900,000″ in back taxes and fines.

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Rigoberto Bonilla, 57, a citizen of Honduras, was sentenced July 19, 2010, in Phoenix, Arizona, to 30 months in prison for his conviction in March for ten counts of Theft of Government Funds and one count of False Statement to Federal Agents.

Bonilla had been indicted for multiple counts related to his theft of approximately $78,000 in Social Security benefits that accrued in the last 13 years.

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