A Haitian-Chilean businessman has been sentenced to life in prison by a federal judge for his role in helping a group of Colombian mercenaries obtain weapons to assassinate Haitian President Jovenel Moise in 2021.
in March to conspiracy to commit murder or kidnapping outside the United States, and to providing material support resulting in death.
The businessman, who was an informant for the U.S. government and had been convicted of drug trafficking a decade ago, is one of 11 people arrested and charged in the United States for the murder of Moïse, and the only one to plead guilty. The other 10 are scheduled for a jury trial in July, though the date could be pushed back.
The Haitian government also has arrested more than 40 people for their alleged role in the murder, including 18 former Colombian soldiers.
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