Juan Francisco Sandoval

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sandoval and the second or maternal family name is Alfaro.

Juan Francisco Sandoval Alfaro (born April 29 1982) is a Guatemalan attorney and prosecutor who served as Head of the Special Prosecutor's Office against Impunity from September 2015 to July 2021.^{[citation needed]}

Juan Francisco Sandoval
Sandoval in 2016.
Head of the Special Prosecutor's Office against Impunity
In office 4 September 2015 – 23 July 2021
Attorney General	Thelma Aldana María Consuelo Porras
Preceded by	Óscar Schaad
Succeeded by	Carla Isidra Valenzuela
Personal details
Born	5 May 1982 Guatemala City, Guatemala
Alma mater	Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala

Biography

Sandoval was an ally of then-Attorney General Thelma Aldana in investigating cases against former presidents Alfonso Portillo, Álvaro Arzú, Álvaro Colom and Otto Pérez Molina, among other cases.^[1][2] After Aldana's mandate, Sandoval began investigations for possible corruption against former president Jimmy Morales^[3] and Alejandro Giammattei.^[4]

Sandoval maintained a strained relationship with Aldana's successor, María Consuelo Porras, who eventually ended up removing him in July 2021.^[1][5] According to the US State Department, Porras "actively undermined" the corruption investigations conducted by Sandoval and his team. About two months after her removal, the US Department of State included Porras on a list of "corrupt and undemocratic" officials.^[6]