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The State Department announced Thursday a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest or conviction of Francisco Manuel Bermúdez Cagua, 29, aka “Churron,” a top lieutenant of Ecuador’s Los Choneros, which the U.S. designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization in September 2025. Bermúdez Cagua is charged in a superseding indictment unsealed in June in the Eastern District of New York with international cocaine distribution conspiracy, distribution, and using firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking; co‑conspirator José “Fito” Macías was extradited to New York in July, and Darío “Topo” Peñafiel remains in custody in Ecuador.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered all State Department offices worldwide to switch official documents from Calibri back to Times New Roman in 14‑point font, effective Wednesday, reversing a 2023 change made under Antony Blinken. The department told NPR that consistent formatting supports a unified identity, while Rubio’s cable framed the prior switch as a DEI‑driven decision; accessibility experts warn serif fonts can be harder to read for people with dyslexia or low vision.