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U.S. arrests 4 in Florida over the assassination of Haitian president

Jovenel Moïse Arcangel Pretel Ortiz Haiti Christian Emmanuel Sanon Martine Moïse Walter Veintemilla James Solages Assassination Antonio Tony Intriago Florida
An image of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, right, is displayed as Markenzy Lapointe, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, speaks speaks during a news conference, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023, in Miami. (Lynne Sladky/AP)

MIAMI — U.S. authorities have arrested four more people in the slaying of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, including the owner of a Miami-area security company that hired ex-Colombian soldiers for the mission, prosecutors announced Tuesday.

The squad of former Colombian soldiers are among dozens of suspects who carried out the July 2021 attack that authorities say originally was envisioned to be a coup rather than an assassination. The plotters had hoped to reap lucrative contracts under a new administration once Moïse was out of the way, investigators allege.

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