In Central America’s Northern Triangle, impunity can be won with money, contacts, and coercion. And the same rules apply whether you’re a high-level government official or a narco “kingpin.”
Investigation Chapters
The Lucky ‘Kingpin’: How ‘Chepe Diablo’ Has (So Far) Ridiculed Justice
José Adán Salazar Umaña is the only Salvadoran citizen currently on the US government’s Kingpin List. But in his defense, Salazar Umaña claims is he is an honorable businessman who started his career by exchanging money along the borders between…
Guatemala’s Mafia State and the Case of Mauricio López Bonilla
Former Guatemalan Interior Minister Mauricio López Bonilla — a decorated war hero and a longtime US ally — finds himself treading water amidst a flurry of accusations about corruption and his connections to drug traffickers. López Bonilla is not the…
University Deans and Guatemala’s Convoluted Road to a New Attorney General
Guatemala is on the verge of electing a new attorney general. The first filter in the selection process is the postulation commission, made up primarily of the deans from the country’s 12 law schools. As this important process continues, serious…
