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Four Convicted in Florida Haiti Assassination Plot

5/9/2026

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Four Men Convicted

Convictions occur amid Haiti’s humanitarian crisis, with over one million displaced and thousands of gang killings since the 2021 assassination.
Four men were convicted in Florida for conspiring to assassinate Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse.
Defense lawyers said defendants obeyed a Haitian court order, labeling them scapegoated in a struggle.
UN warned Haiti needs government, with a U.S.-backed prime minister pledging elections by year-end.

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Four Men Convicted

The plot was financed through the Miami-area security firm Counter Terrorist Unit and a South Florida lending group.
A federal jury in Florida convicted four men of conspiring to assassinate Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse.
Martine Moïse testified mercenaries broke in, wounded her, and heard Jovenel say, “Honey, we’re dead.”
Defense lawyers argued the men obeyed a Haitian arrest warrant to oust an overstaying president.

Blindspot

Blindspot

Left coverage emphasized the broader humanitarian crisis—over one million displaced, gang killings, UN warning, and a collapsing judicial system—while Right coverage did not include this context.
Left coverage noted that five co-conspirators have already received life sentences and that twenty suspects, including former Colombian soldiers, remain charged, details omitted from the Right summary.

History

Historical Context

In 1994 United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 940, authorizing a multinational force of about 25,000 troops led by the United States to restore President Jean-Bertrand Aristide after the 1991 coup. The operation ended in March 1995 when the UN Mission in Haiti took over. The 2024 Florida convictions of four men tied to a security firm echo same pattern of external actors shaping Haiti’s politics.

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Four Men Convicted

Convictions occur amid Haiti’s humanitarian crisis, with over one million displaced and thousands of gang killings since the 2021 assassination.
Four men were convicted in Florida for conspiring to assassinate Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse.
Defense lawyers said defendants obeyed a Haitian court order, labeling them scapegoated in a struggle.
UN warned Haiti needs government, with a U.S.-backed prime minister pledging elections by year-end.

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