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	'''Marcelo Chimirri''' is a ~~brother-in-law~~ of ]. Chimirri was appointed as the head of the state-owned telecom company ] after ~~Zelaya~~ became president.		'''Marcelo Chimirri''', a nephew of the deposed president of ] ], is a former General Manager of the state-owned telecom company ]. Chimirri was appointed as the head of the state-owned telecom company ] after his uncle became president in 2006.{{Citation needed\|date=December 2009}}

		⚫	According to ], on May 8, 2006, Chimirri attacked reporter Octavio Carvajal, an action Carvajal attributed to embarrassing questions and criticism he had made about Chimirri. Chimirri reportedly grabbed Carvajal by the throat and said "I am not intimidating you because I am not someone who makes threats - I act and I execute... the president’s office is irritated by all the questions you have been asking."<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.rsf.org/Radio-journalist-flees-to-US-after.html \|title=Radio journalist flees to US after being threatened by state phone company official \|publisher=Reporters Without Borders \|date=2006-05-12 }}{{dead link\|date=June 2017 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
	==Early life==

			Financial irregularities with Hondutel were later reported in the Honduran media.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://archivo.laprensa.hn/ez/index.php/laprensa_user/ediciones/2007/09/15/ordenan_a_chimirri_dar_datos\|title=Ordenan a Chimirri dar datos\|publisher=La Prensa\|date=2007-09-15\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120707105030/http://archivo.laprensa.hn/ez/index.php/laprensa_user/ediciones/2007/09/15/ordenan_a_chimirri_dar_datos\|archivedate=2012-07-07}}</ref> Marcelo Chimirri sued the journalists.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://archivo.laprensa.hn/ez/index.php/laprensa_user/ediciones/2007/10/04/inadmisible_querella \|title=La Prensa Diario La Prensa noticias San Pedro Sula, Tegucigalpa, resto de Honduras y el mundo , News from Honduras and all the world - Inadmisible querella / 04 / 10 / 2007 / Ediciones / La Prensa \|language=es \|publisher=Archivo.laprensa.hn \|accessdate=2010-07-26 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120701165955/http://archivo.laprensa.hn/ez/index.php/laprensa_user/ediciones/2007/10/04/inadmisible_querella \|archivedate=2012-07-01 }}</ref> In January 2008, the United States denied Chimirri a visa, citing evidence of corruption.<ref>{{dead link\|date=July 2010}}</ref>
	Chimirri is a brother-in-law of ], a rich businessman. Chimirri is a citizen of both Italy and Honduras.

			In April 2009, Latin Node Inc., an American company, pleaded guilty in ] to making improper payments to Hondutel, "knowing that some, or all of those funds, would be passed on as bribes to officials of Hondutel".<ref> {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101003082642/http://miami.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel09/mm040709.htm \|date=2010-10-03 }}</ref> Three months later, Chimirri was arrested by the Dirección General de Investigación Criminal (DGNI) after being indicted on charges of bribery, fraud and abuse of authority, charges which he denies.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Nacionales  2 Julio, 2009 \|url=http://www.latribuna.hn/web2.0/?p=15493 \|title=Capturado ex gerente de Hondutel Marcelo Chimirri \|publisher=LaTribuna.hn \|date=1999-02-22 \|accessdate=2010-07-26 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101119003612/http://www.latribuna.hn/web2.0/?p=15493 \|archivedate=2010-11-19 }}</ref> Chimirri remains in prison. In addition to Chimirri, Oscar Danilo Santos (the former manager of Hondutel), Jorge Rosa, and James Lagos were all charged in connection with allegedly committing crimes of abuse of authority, fraud and bribery having received bribes of $1.09 million U.S. from a Latin Node in exchange for Hondutel providing that carrier lower rates than other firms. Auditor Julio Daniel Flores was charged for the lesser crime of violation of duties of officers.<ref>{{cite web \|author=Redacción \|url=http://www.elheraldo.hn/index.php/Ediciones/2009/11/24/Noticias/Jueza-ratifica-medidas-cautelares-a-Marcelo-Chimirri \|title=Jueza ratifica medidas cautelares a Marcelo Chimirri - Sucesos \|language=es \|publisher=ElHeraldo.hn \|date=2009-11-24 \|accessdate=2010-07-26 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924024932/http://www.elheraldo.hn/index.php/Ediciones/2009/11/24/Noticias/Jueza-ratifica-medidas-cautelares-a-Marcelo-Chimirri \|archivedate=2015-09-24 }}</ref>
	On January 1998, Yadira Miguel Mejia was found dead in a septic tank in Honduras. Mejia was pregnant and according to her friend, the father was Marcelo Chimirri.<ref></ref>

	==Zelaya presidency==
	Chimirri was appointed as the head of the state-owned telecom company Hondutel after his brother-in-law became president.

⚫	On May 8, 2006, Chimirri attacked Octavio Carvajal, a ~~journalist~~ ~~who~~ ~~had~~ ~~raised~~ embarrassing questions. Chimirri reportedly grabbed Carvajal by the throat and said "I am not intimidating you because I am not someone who makes threats - I act and I execute... the president’s office is irritated by all the questions you have been asking."<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.rsf.org/Radio-journalist-flees-to-US-after.html \|title=Radio journalist flees to US after being threatened by state phone company official \|publisher=Reporters Without Borders \|date=2006-05-12 }}</ref>

	===Missing millions===
	On September 8, 2007, Mexican newspaper El Universal noted that between 2005 and 2006, the first year of President Manuel Zelaya's administration, Hondutel's income strangely decreased 47%. Given that Hondutel is the only organization that can legally receive international calls, there was no logical reason why this had happened, raising questions where the money had went.<ref>{{web cite \|url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/internacional/55366.html \|title=Revelan en EU presunto fraude en Honduras \|publisher=El Universal \|date=2007-09-08}}</ref> Chimirri threatened El Universal with legal action.<ref></ref>

	The financial irregularities were later reported in Honduran media.<ref></ref> Marcelo Chimirri sued the journalists.<ref></ref>. One of Chimirri's targets, ] was sentenced to 2 years and 8 months in prison for releasing the story. His civil rights were also suspended, including the right to vote, administration of property, taking on a public function and parental rights or authority.<ref></ref>

	===FBI investigations===
	Chimirri had made secret deals with American company called Latinode. Latinode sold its operations in 2007 to eLandia International Inc. The new owners discovered the corrupt deals and notified U.S. prosecutors.<ref name="pepperlaw"/>

	The ] Criminal Division's Fraud Section concluded that Chimirri had used so-called gray traffic (tráfico gris) to make million to Latin Node, which in return transferred money to Chimirri and a number of other people in Honduras.<ref></ref><ref></ref>

	Chimirri denies FBI's evidence against him, saying that the accusers are seeing "pink elephants" and using "who knows what kind of psychotropic substances".<ref name="pepperlaw">{{cite web\|url=http://www.pepperlaw.com/publications_update.aspx?ArticleKey=1651 \|title=Of Telephones and Corruption in Latin America: How a Bribery Case Involving a Florida Company Contributed to the Fall of the Government in Honduras \|publisher=Pepper Hamilton LLP}}</ref>

	===Police raid===
	Police raided Chimirri's residence in November 2007 and found illegal weapons, including two Thompson submachine guns and a 30 mm rifle.<ref></ref>

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Latest revision as of 02:58, 30 November 2023

Honduran businessman

Marcelo Chimirri, a nephew of the deposed president of Honduras Manuel Zelaya, is a former General Manager of the state-owned telecom company Hondutel. Chimirri was appointed as the head of the state-owned telecom company Hondutel after his uncle became president in 2006.

According to Reporters Without Borders, on May 8, 2006, Chimirri attacked reporter Octavio Carvajal, an action Carvajal attributed to embarrassing questions and criticism he had made about Chimirri. Chimirri reportedly grabbed Carvajal by the throat and said "I am not intimidating you because I am not someone who makes threats - I act and I execute... the president’s office is irritated by all the questions you have been asking."

Financial irregularities with Hondutel were later reported in the Honduran media. Marcelo Chimirri sued the journalists. In January 2008, the United States denied Chimirri a visa, citing evidence of corruption.

In April 2009, Latin Node Inc., an American company, pleaded guilty in Miami, Florida to making improper payments to Hondutel, "knowing that some, or all of those funds, would be passed on as bribes to officials of Hondutel". Three months later, Chimirri was arrested by the Dirección General de Investigación Criminal (DGNI) after being indicted on charges of bribery, fraud and abuse of authority, charges which he denies. Chimirri remains in prison. In addition to Chimirri, Oscar Danilo Santos (the former manager of Hondutel), Jorge Rosa, and James Lagos were all charged in connection with allegedly committing crimes of abuse of authority, fraud and bribery having received bribes of $1.09 million U.S. from a Latin Node in exchange for Hondutel providing that carrier lower rates than other firms. Auditor Julio Daniel Flores was charged for the lesser crime of violation of duties of officers.

References

"Radio journalist flees to US after being threatened by state phone company official". Reporters Without Borders. 2006-05-12.
"Ordenan a Chimirri dar datos". La Prensa. 2007-09-15. Archived from the original on 2012-07-07.
"La Prensa Diario La Prensa noticias San Pedro Sula, Tegucigalpa, resto de Honduras y el mundo , News from Honduras and all the world - Inadmisible querella / 04 / 10 / 2007 / Ediciones / La Prensa" (in Spanish). Archivo.laprensa.hn. Archived from the original on 2012-07-01. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
Department of Justice Press Release Archived 2010-10-03 at the Wayback Machine
Nacionales 2 Julio, 2009 (1999-02-22). "Capturado ex gerente de Hondutel Marcelo Chimirri". LaTribuna.hn. Archived from the original on 2010-11-19. Retrieved 2010-07-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Redacción (2009-11-24). "Jueza ratifica medidas cautelares a Marcelo Chimirri - Sucesos" (in Spanish). ElHeraldo.hn. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2010-07-26.

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