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[^1]\n\nOn August 28, 2026, former Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno was sentenced to five years in prison in a first-instance ruling for the alleged crime of bribery. [^2]\n\nOn August 29, 2026, Guayaquil Mayor Aquiles Alvarez was sentenced to six years and eight months in prison for the illegal commercialization of fuels in border zones. [^3]\n\nJosé Serrano, former Ecuadorian interior minister, was deported from the United States to Ecuador on 2025-08-29 and entered the El Encuentro prison in Santa Elena. [^4]\n\nAccording to the Triple A tribunal, Aquiles Alvarez used his position as legal representative and majority shareholder of companies Copedesa, Corpalubri, and Ternape to intervene in illegal fuel operations. [^5]\n\nAfter his term ended in May 2021, José Serrano moved to Miami and requested asylum in the United States in October 2021. [^6]\n\nIn May 2025, José Serrano faced an accusation that he financed the murder of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, which resulted in a capture order and preventive detention. [^7]\n\nJosé Serrano served as Ecuador's interior minister under President Rafael Correa from 2011 to 2016, and the article states this period was marked by accusations of abuses of power, human rights violations, and political persecution. 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