Editing History of El Salvador (section)

===Corrupt presidents===
Former President Mauricio Funes fled to Nicaragua in 2014 after being charged with illicit enrichment and money laundering. In 2017, an El Salvador court ruled that Funes and one of his sons had illegally enriched themselves.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-el-salvador-corruption-idUSKBN1DS2VP|title=Salvador court finds ex-president Funes illegally enriched himself|work=Reuters|date=28 November 2017}}</ref> Funes was still living in Nicaragua as of 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.laprensa.com.ni/2019/02/05/internacionales/2521241-mauricio-funes-sobre-su-asilo-en-nicaragua-es-ortega-y-no-nayib-el-que-debe-decidir|title=Régimen no entregará a Mauricio Funes al nuevo gobierno de El Salvador|date=February 5, 2019|website=La Prensa}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Fugitive Salvadoran Former President Given Nicaragua Citizenship|url=https://www.voanews.com/a/americas_fugitive-salvadoran-former-president-given-nicaragua-citizenship/6172925.html|access-date=27 December 2019|website=Voice of America|date=30 July 2019}}</ref> Funes was also sentenced in 2023 to 14 years in prison in absentia because of negotiations related to [[2012–2014 Salvadoran gang truce|the gang truces]] he made while serving as president.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2023-05-29|title=Ex-El Salvador President Mauricio Funes sentenced to 14 years for negotiating with gangs|url=https://apnews.com/article/el-salvador-president-mauricio-funes-sentenced-70a77555aa50ac517be659b65cab6d1a|access-date=2023-05-29|website=AP NEWS}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Renteria|first=Nelson|date=2023-05-29|title=El Salvador court sentences ex-President Funes to 14 years in prison|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/el-salvador-court-sentences-ex-president-funes-14-years-prison-2023-05-29/|access-date=2023-05-29}}</ref> He was sentenced to an additional six years for tax evasion,<ref>{{Cite web|title=El Salvador sentences former president to 6 years in jail – DW – 07/06/2023|url=https://www.dw.com/en/el-salvador-sentences-former-president-to-6-years-in-jail/a-66130637|access-date=2023-07-06|website=dw.com}}</ref> and he was also placed under sanctions by the [[United States Department of State|U.S. State Department]].<ref name="abcnews.go.com">{{Cite web|title=State Department sanctions 2 former Salvadoran leaders, dozens of officials in Central America|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/state-department-sanctions-2-former-salvadoran-leaders-dozens-101495380|access-date=2023-07-20|website=ABC News}}</ref>

In 2018, former President Antonio Saca was sentenced to 10 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to diverting more than US$300 million in state funds to his own businesses and third parties.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/8578-salvadoran-ex-president-sentenced-to-10-years-in-prison|title = Salvadoran Ex-President Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison}}</ref>

In 2023, former President Salvador Sánchez Cerén was sanctioned by the U.S. State Department for "significant corruption by laundering money" during his tenure as vice president.<ref name="abcnews.go.com"/>