South Florida financier in assassination of Haitian president sentenced to 20 years

A South Florida fundraiser and financier connected to the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was sentenced to 20 years in prison, the Justice Department said July 23, 2026. Targeting the money behind political violence raises the risk for facilitators, though a U.S. courtroom cannot settle Haiti's unresolved domestic reckoning.