The Justice Department announced that four Haitian-American dual citizens now face criminal charges in connection with the July 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse that threw the Caribbean nation into constitutional chaos.
Haitian American dual citizens James Solages, 37, and Joseph Vincent, 57, along with 44-year-old Colombian citizen German Alejandro Rivera Garcia — have been charged with conspiring to commit murder or kidnapping outside the United States and providing material support and resources toward the effort, officials said.that Vincent was happy to be in American custody and out of a Haitian jail: “The conditions of his imprisonment in Haiti were the equivalent of torture.
Sanon in May 2021 started acquiring equipment to support his “private military” forces, which included about 20 Colombian nationals with military training, recruited to help the operation and provide security for Sanon, authorities said. Rivera allegedly led the Colombian group. A week later, investigators wrote, Solages traveled from Haiti to South Florida and shared with others documents allegedly signed by the Haitian judge “requesting assistance and immunity. Solages flew back to Haiti on July 1, 2021, to participate in the operation against the President.”
The next day, several people in ballistic vests entered the president’s home and killed him. Moïse’s assassination punctuated months of political instability andSolages, Vincent and Rivera face life in prison if convicted, according to the news release. Sanon faces up to 20 years if convicted.
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