Ex-Salvadoran President Mauricio Funes Sentenced Again From Afar, Faces Decades in Prison

Former President Mauricio Funes of El Salvador was sentenced to six years in prison for tax evasion, marking his second conviction in absentia in a month.
Funes was previously sentenced to 14 years for negotiating with criminal gangs during his presidency but resides in Nicaragua which won't extradite him.
Funes has been ordered to pay over $200,000 in taxes for evading around $85,000, and the Salvadoran government continues pursuing him for other alleged crimes.
Another former Salvadoran official involved in Funes' case, ex-Justice and Defense Minister David Munguia, was sentenced to 18 years in prison.
Funes is the second former Salvadoran president convicted of illegal activity, highlighting ongoing issues of corruption in the Central American nation.