Hector Silva Avalos
Thursday, October 20, 2016 - 07:00
A deputy with El Salvador's ruling FMLN party traveled to Washington, DC last month to intervene in the offices of Congress on behalf of José Luis Merino -- the party leader linked to a businessman facing corruption charges. Meanwhile, the US government has decided to support Salvadoran Attorney General Douglas Meléndez without objections: they have helped him present money laundering cases and they have offered to fund a special anti-impunity unit.
Friday, September 16, 2016 - 07:50
El Salvador’s attorney general announced the creation of a new anti-impunity unit in the prosecutor's office that will work on politically sensitive corruption cases and have strong backing from the US government, although it lacks direct international participation.
Thursday, August 4, 2016 - 06:37
A massive operation that has bared the finances of El Salvador’s MS13 gang offers compelling evidence to support of a long suspected theory: Government benefits extended the country’s gang leaders in connection with a 2012-2013 truce were used to strengthen their criminal organizations.
Monday, June 20, 2016 - 07:15
Former DEA agent in El Salvador Danny Dalton doesn't mince words: Central America's drug trafficking organizations would not be so well developed without the help of corrupt local authorities that have been tolerated by US governments.
Friday, June 17, 2016 - 06:52
Former DEA agent in El Salvador Danny Dalton doesn't mince words: Central America's drug trafficking organizations would not be so well developed without the help of corrupt local authorities that have been tolerated by US governments.
Tuesday, May 10, 2016 - 07:03
El Salvador's government is attempting to legally bury any remnant of an old, officially-mediated truce between the country's two biggest gangs, seemingly oblivious to its own dealings with the MS13 and Barrio 18.
Friday, October 30, 2015 - 06:53
This is a story about El Salvador's Edward Snowdens, a group of police officers under investigation for leaking confidential documents, even as authorities refuse to investigate the head of the country's powerful Texis Cartel.
Monday, July 13, 2015 - 06:53
Revista Factum shows MS13’s history in Maryland via an exhaustive review of judicial documents and hours of interviews with police, defense lawyers, and ex-gang members in San Salvador.
Wednesday, November 12, 2014 - 07:03
After five and a half months in office, Salvadoran President Sánchez Cerén is still groping for ways to address the country’s pressing security concerns.
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 - 00:00
En noviembre de 2012, el Departamento de Estado desclasifico ocho cables clasificados que hacen referencia a la comunicacion entre la embajada en Guatemala y el gobierno de Alvaro Colom.