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Trial opens in Miami for 4 men charged in the assassination of Haiti’s ex-president Jovenel Moïse
Prosecutors say the accused sought power and wealth by plotting in South Florida to kill Haiti’s president in 2021; three men face possible life sentences.
- On Tuesday, a federal trial opened in Miami for Arcangel Pretel Ortiz, Antonio Intriago, Walter Veintemilla and James Solages, prosecutors saying greed, arrogance and power drove their plot to seize power and get rich.
- Long ago, Moïse was killed on July 7, 2021, when about two dozen foreign mercenaries attacked his home near Port-au-Prince, and court documents show conspirators met in South Florida in April 2021 to plan the plot.
- CTU and Worldwide Capital registered in South Florida played corporate roles by recruiting about 20 Colombian nationals with military training and amassing weapons, body armor, and gang ties, investigators say.
- U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Becerra has reserved more than two months for the trial, and three defendants in Miami face possible life sentences, with five co‑conspirators already serving life and one sentenced to nine years.
- Amid defense claims that their clients were manipulated, prosecutors say the Haitian justice system is stalled by gang violence, threats, and the arrest of 11 people in the U.S. and 20 in Haiti.
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In Miami, four men are on trial for the murder of Haiti's former President Moïse. The prosecution accuses them of greed and aspiration to power as motives.
Trial opens in Miami for 4 men charged in Haitian President Jovenel Moise’s assassination
Greed, arrogance and power were the driving forces behind four men charged in the U.S. for the 2021 assassination of Haiti's last elected president, Jovenel Moise, prosecutors said Tuesday during opening statements.
Trial opens in Miami for 4 men charged in the assassination of Haiti’s President Jovenel Moise
Federal prosecutors and defense attorneys began presenting opening statements in the trial in Miami for Arcangel Pretel Ortiz, Antonio Intriago, Walter Veintemilla and James Solages. They are charged with conspiring in South Florida to kidnap or kill Haiti’s leader.
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Trial opens in Miami for 4 men charged in the assassination of Haiti’s ex-president Jovenel Moïse
Prosecutors say greed, arrogance and power were the driving forces behind four men charged in U.S. federal court for the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse.
Covetousness, arrogance and power were the forces that pushed four men in the United States accused of the 2021 murder of Haiti’s last elected president, Jovel Moïse, the prosecutors said Tuesday during the opening arguments. Federal prosecutors and defense lawyers began to expose their initial arguments in the Miami trial against Arcangel Pretel Ortiz, Antonio Intriago, Walter Twentimilla and James Solages. All accused of conspiring in South Fl…
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