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18 suspects in 2021 assassination of Haiti leader to be extradited to U.S. to face trial

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18 suspects in 2021 assassination of Haiti leader to be extradited to U.S. to face trial. (2026, September 20). CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/suspects-haiti-president-assassination-jovenel-moise-9.7351477?cmp=rss

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Eighteen suspects arrested in connection with the July 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse are set to be extradited to the United States, where they will face trial in Florida. U.S. Attorney Jason Reding Quiñones stated that thirty people have been indicted for the killing, emphasizing continued efforts to hold all involved accountable. The extradition marks progress in a case that has seen multiple arrests and convictions over the past two years, including recent guilty pleas leading to life sentences for several individuals.

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On September 20, 18 suspects accused of involvement in the July 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse were flown out of Haiti and into the United States on a military plane. This move follows a nine-week trial in Miami where four South Florida men were convicted for plotting to hire mercenaries to kill Moïse at his Port-au-Prince home. The suspects will face trial in Florida, according to U.S. Attorney Jason Reding Quiñones, who noted that 30 people have been indicted so far for their roles in the assassination. The killing, which shocked Haiti and left a political vacuum, involved hiring over two dozen former Colombian soldiers with money, weapons, and tactical vests.

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FBI Florida Haiti Haitian U.S.

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U.S. GPE · 5× Haiti GPE · 4× Jovenel Moïse PERSON · 3× FBI ORG · 2× Florida GPE · 2× Haitian NORP · 2× Quiñones PERSON · 2× American NORP · 1× Jason Reding Quiñones PERSON · 1× the Southern District of Florida GPE · 1×

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18 suspects in 2021 assassination of Haiti leader to be extradited to U.S. to face trial Officials say dozens have been indicted, arrested in killing of Jovenel Moïse Eighteen suspects who were arrested in the July 2021 killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse were awaiting extradition to the U.S. on Sunday, marking the end of a drawn-out judicial process in Haiti for a killing that shocked the troubled Caribbean country.

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🔮 The suspects will face trial in Florida, according to U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Jason Reding Quiñones.

2026-09-21 · CBC News

18 suspects in 2021 assassination of Haiti leader to be extradited to U.S. to face trial · mixed framing

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that → extradite → country

The suspects will face trial in Florida, according to U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Jason Reding Quiñones. uncertain

suspects → face → Quiñones

"Today marks the next major phase in our pursuit of accountability for the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse," he wrote on X. "We will follow the evidence wherever it leads, to those who financed it, facilitated it, supported it or committed crimes to make it possible. asserted

it → mark → crimes

Five years later, we are still bringing defendants before American courts, and we are not finished." asserted

we → bring → courts

Quiñones did not identify the suspects, but those who remain in Haiti awaiting trial include more than a dozen Colombian soldiers and a former Haitian government official. asserted

who → identify → soldiers

Quiñones said 30 people have been indicted in Moïse's killing, with FBI Special Agent in Charge Brett Skiles noting that there were multiple arrests in the U.S. and abroad on Sunday. asserted

Skiles → say → Sunday

He said that the FBI and others "remain steadfast in ensuring that all individuals who allegedly sought profit from the assassination of a head of state are held fully accountable." The extradition comes as the U.S. continues to prosecute and sentence multiple other suspects in the case. uncertain

U.S. → say → case

In May, a jury in Florida convicted four men in the killing, and at least five others have pleaded guilty and are serving life sentences. uncertain

others → convict → sentences

Those recently convicted include Arcangel Pretel Ortiz, Antonio Intriago, Walter Veintemilla and James Solages, all of whom pleaded not guilty. asserted

all → convict → whom

A jury found them guilty of conspiring to kill or kidnap Haiti's elected leader and providing material support for the plot. asserted

them → find → plot