Accused of corruption and money laundering, a former defense minister of El Salvador, General David Munguía, had two residences and a bank account confiscated on Tuesday (July 27), the prosecution said.
The confiscated real estate, located near the capital San Salvador, is valued at $ 416,000, the prosecution said on Twitter.
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As for the bank account, it contains around $ 42,000, said the head of the unit responsible for confiscating property at the prosecution, Alexis Ayala. General Munguía is accused of
“money and asset laundering and corruption offenses”
, committed when he was Minister of Defense and then Minister of Justice over the period 2009-2019. The embezzlement is estimated at 4.6 million dollars.