The United States is preparing a possible criminal indictment against Raúl Castro over Cuba's 1996 shootdown of two civilian aircraft operated by the exile humanitarian group Brothers to the Rescue (Hermanos al Rescate), according to multiple U.S. officials.
The move, first reported by CBS News, would represent one of the most dramatic escalations in relations between Washington and Havana in decades. The indictment would still require approval from a federal grand jury.
