The trial of former President of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernandez began on Tuesday in New York City in a rare criminal case against a former head of state. Summary The trial of former President of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernandez began on Tuesday in New York City in a rare criminal case against a former head of state. Hernandez is accused of taking millions in bribes from the cartels to run Honduras as a “narco-state.” Prosecutors accused Hernandez of operating a …