TegucigalpaHonduras prosecuted 19 mayors in 10 years across 13 departments.
Audits of 170 town halls found 468.7 million lempiras in losses since 2015.
Of 18 mayors in the database, 6 were convicted, 9 had cases dismissed, 2 await trial and 1 is a fugitive.
Pardoned ex-president Juan Orlando Hernández and ex-mayor Alexander Ardón have returned, reactivating local territorial control, the investigation found.
How each outlet framed it
- Contracorriente leans critical
- maps 19 mayors prosecuted 2015-2025 across 13 departments via audits of 170 municipalities, with L468.7M in losses
Sources: Contracorriente