SAN SALVADOR – Former El Salvador President Mauricio Funes, who spent the final years of his life in Nicaragua to avoid various criminal sentences, died late Tuesday. He was 65.

El Salvador's President Mauricio Funes listens to a question during a joint news conference, in Guatemala City, on Feb. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File) ...

El Salvador’s President Mauricio Funes stands in the National Assembly before speaking to commemorate the anniversary of his third year in office in San Salvador, El Salvador, June 1, 2012.

SAN SALVADOR AND MEXICO CITY — Mauricio Funes, a television journalist whose party once fought a bloody guerrilla war in El Salvador, on Monday became the country’s first leftist president ...

Former El Salvador President Mauricio Funes, who spent the final years of his life in Nicaragua to avoid various criminal sentences, died late Tuesday. He was 65.

El Salvador's former president Mauricio Funes has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for his ties to criminal groups and failure to comply with duties. Key points: Mauricio Funes was president ...

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — A judge sentenced former El Salvador President Mauricio Funes to 14 years in prison Monday for negotiating with gangs during his administration.Funes’ trial began ...