Four south Florida men convicted in Haitian president’s assassination
Men were convicted in Miami federal court for plotting to kill Jovenel Moise at his Port-au-Prince home in 2021
TL;DR
- Four south Florida men were convicted of plotting to kill Haitian President Jovenel Moise in 2021.
- Prosecutors alleged the men hired former Colombian soldiers for the assassination.
- The defendants face life in prison for conspiracy to kill and providing material support.
- Defense lawyers argued their clients only intended to serve an arrest warrant and that Moise was killed by his own security.
- A fifth defendant, Christian Emmanuel Sanon, will be tried later due to health issues.