Four Florida Men Arrested For Assassination Of Haitian President
U.S. authorities have arrested four more people allegedly connected to the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse in 2021. Two U.S. citizens and a legal permanent resident living in South Florida, and one U.S. citizen living in Tampa were arrested, including the owner of a Miami-area security company that hired ex-Colombian soldiers for the mission.
Moïse was shot 12 times at his private home near the capital of Port-au-Prince, and his wife was struck by gunfire, but she survived the attack.
Via NBC Miami:
Antonio "Tony" Intriago, owner of CTU Security, is charged with conspiracy to kill or kidnap a person outside the U.S. among other charges, along with company representative Arcangel Pretel Ortiz.
Florida-based U.S. financier Walter Veintemilla is accused of funding the operation. A fourth suspect, Frederick Joseph Bergmann Jr., is accused of smuggling goods.
"It is extremely important to bring (them) to justice," said Markenzy Lapointe, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida. "We will deliver justice in the courtroom."
A squad of former Colombian soldiers hired by CTU are among suspects who carried out the July 2021 attack, which authorities say originally was envisioned to be a coup rather than an assassination. The motives and ultimate masterminds of the attack remain unclear.