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Miami Jury Convicts Four Men in 2021 Plot to Kill Haitian President Jovenel Moïse

The verdict underscores U.S. prosecutors' role in a cross-border case tied to a Florida security firm.

Overview

  • A jury in Miami found Arcangel Pretel Ortiz, Antonio Intriago, Walter Veintemilla, and James Solages guilty of conspiring in the assassination.
  • Each man was tried on five counts related to the plot, with convictions that carry a potential life sentence.
  • Prosecutors said the group coordinated support for the operation, including alleged logistics arranged through Doral-based CTU Security.
  • Intriago, who owns CTU Security, was accused of moving bulletproof vests from the United States to Haiti and of helping hire some of the Colombian suspects.
  • In the larger case, authorities charged 13 men, eight accepted plea deals, one defendant still awaits trial, and the 2021 attack left First Lady Martine Moïse wounded alongside the slain president.