Editing Rafael Leonardo Callejas (section)

==Corruption accusations==
After his presidency, Callejas is accused in seven cases of abuse of power and embezzlement of public funds. During the two subsequent periods, the cases continue without being found guilty. In 2005, the National Congress withdraws the law by which former presidents, among other former officials, enjoyed immunity. The next day, former President Callejas voluntarily appears in court to proceed with his trials. Subsequently, he is found innocent by the Judiciary, receiving release letters in all the cases in which he had been charged.

On December 3, 2015, the United States requests the extradition of Callejas for accusations in the New York Court for the FIFA corruption scandal, called "FIFA gate", for alleged acts of corruption for receiving bribes together with Hawitt, in the amount of US$ 600,000 from MEdiaWorld, for the exclusive transmission of the matches of the Honduran National Team, using United States banks, for money laundering and carry out transactions through Citibank Panama. He was extradited to the United States on December 14, 2015. The OABI officially confirmed on December 15, 2015 that there were no longer any funds in the personal and business bank accounts of the former president, for which it is presumed that he had emptied them in the week he was charged. Rafael Leonardo Callejas pleaded guilty in a New York court to racketeering conspiracy and wire fraud in the scandal known as 'Fifagate'.

Callejas hired the services of attorney Manuel Retureta to defend himself against criminal charges of illicit association, fraud and money laundering. On March 28, 2016, Callejas pleaded guilty to the charges against him.
[[Category:Honduras]]
[[Category:Political]]
[[Category:Hegemony]]
[[Category:Corrupt Officials]]
[[Category:Corrupting Influence]]
[[Category:Xenophobes]]
[[Category:Anti-LGBT]]
[[Category:Abusers]]
[[Category:Wealthy]]
[[Category:Deceased]]