Declaran culpable a Bayardo Arce por lavado de activos y defraudación millonaria al Estado
El régimen de Daniel Ortega y Rosario Murillo declaró culpable a Bayardo Arce Castaño por un millonario esquema de lavado de activos y defraudación al Estado, según la Sentencia N.° 01-2026 divulgada por la Procuraduría General de Justicia, que también responsabiliza a Ricardo Bonilla Castañeda y declaró prófugos a la esposa de Arce y su cuñado

TL;DR
- Bayardo Arce Castaño and Ricardo Bonilla Castañeda declared guilty of money laundering and defrauding the state by the Nicaraguan regime.
- The illicit scheme involved over $2.7 billion and used shell companies, straw men, and international transfers.
- Arce's wife and brother-in-law, identified as Amelia Ybarra and Amílcar Manuel Ybarra, are declared fugitives.
- Arce's family alleges he was not given a fair trial and that his rights were violated, citing a lack of official court records.
- The family fears for Arce's safety in prison, citing threats of torture and violence.