PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Eighteen suspects who were arrested in the July 2021 killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse were awaiting extradition to the U.S. on Sunday, marking the end of a drawn-out judicial process in Haiti for a killing that shocked the troubled Caribbean country.
The suspects will face trial in Florida, according to Jason Reding Quiñones, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida.
“Today marks the next major phase in our pursuit of accountability for the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse,” he wrote on X. “We will follow the evidence wherever it leads, to those who financed it, facilitated it, supported it or committed crimes to make it possible. Five years later, we are still bringing defendants before American courts, and we are not finished.”
Quiñones did not identify the suspects, but those who remain in Haiti awaiting trial include more than a dozen Colombian soldiers, a former Haitian police officer and a former Haiti Ministry of Justice employee who was part of an anti-corruption unit.
Quiñones said that 30 people have been indicted in Moïse’s killing, with FBI Special Agent in Charge Brett Skiles noting that there were multiple arrests in the U.S. and abroad on Sunday.
He said that the FBI and others “remain steadfast in ensuring that all individuals who allegedly sought profit from the assassination of a head of state are held fully accountable.”
Relatives of some of the Colombian soldiers didn't immediately respond to requests for comment on Sunday.
They had previously complained about the repeated delays in the Haitian judicial process following their arrest in 2021, with the investigation stalled by gang violence, death threats and a crumbling judicial system.
In October 2025, justice officials in Haiti asked the U.S. and Canada for help after a local court of appeals ordered a new investigation into Moïse's killing, the third inquiry of its kind since he was fatally shot at his private residence in July 2021. The previous investigations were stalled because Haitian judges kept resigning from the case, fearing for their lives, and gangs seized control of the downtown Port-au-Prince courthouse where the judges were interrogating suspects.
The extradition comes as the U.S. continues to prosecute and sentence multiple other suspects in the case.
In May, a jury in Florida convicted four men in the killing, and at least five others have pleaded guilty and are serving life sentences.
Those recently convicted include Arcángel Pretel Ortiz, Antonio Intriago, Walter Veintemilla and James Solages, all of whom pleaded not guilty. A jury found them guilty of conspiring to kill or kidnap Haiti’s elected leader and providing material support for the plot.
Still awaiting trial is Christian Sanon, a Haitian-American citizen whom authorities said was initially picked by the alleged conspirators to replace Moïse. Once in power, the plan was for him to award contracts to a company known as CTU for infrastructure projects, security forces and military equipment.
Ortiz and Intriago were principals for CTU, which stood for Counter Terrorist Unit Federal Academy and Counter Terrorist Unit Security. Meanwhile, Veintemilla was a principal of Worldwide Capital Lending Group. Both companies were based in South Florida.
Suspects who previously pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court include a retired Colombian army officer and a Haitian-Chilean businessman who was once an informant for the U.S. government.
Authorities said that key fugitives in the case include Dimitri Hérard, ex-head of security at Haiti’s National Palace, who escaped last year after a powerful gang federation stormed Haiti’s two biggest prisons.
Dánica Coto reported from San Juan, Puerto Rico.
FILE - Colombians and Haitians who are accused of involvement in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise are escorted in handcuffs to their court hearing in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, May 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph, File)
MADRID (AP) — Atletico Madrid won the first capital derby of the season in the Spanish league with a 2-1 win against 10-man Real Madrid, while Manchester City prevailed in an eight-goal thriller against Sunderland to move clear at the top of the Premier League on Sunday.
Alejandro Grimaldo and Jonathan David scored second-half goals for Atletico, which moved to second place behind Barcelona.
Man City beat Sunderland 5-3 to open a three-point lead over defending champion Arsenal in England.
Atletico scored twice in the second half to beat its city rival, which played a man down nearly the entire second half at the Metropolitano stadium. Dean Huijsen was sent off in the 52nd for a foul that prompted the penalty kick converted by Grimaldo.
David added to the lead in the 59th, before Antonio Rüdiger scored for Madrid in the 89th.
Madrid wanted a red card for Atletico’s Cristian “Cuti” Romero in the first half after he stepped on Jude Bellingham's leg. The incident was reviewed by VAR but Romero was only shown a yellow card. Madrid also wanted a red card for Kang Lee-in for a hard foul on Federico Valverde.
Madrid coach José Mourinho lashed out at the refereeing after the match, saying there were “two clear red cards” for Atletico's players.
“The first half was tough,” Mourinho said. “It should have been nine (players) against 11, but in the second half it ended being 10 against 11 for them.”
The result moved Atletico within five points of Barcelona, which won 3-1 at Sevilla on Saturday with a hat trick by Raphinha.
Real Madrid dropped to third. It's six points behind Baracelona, which has won seven in a row to start the season.
Vinícius Júnior had a lackluster performance and was substituted in the 54th by Yan Diomande.
Man City extended its perfect winning start to the season to five games after City twice relinquished the lead and Sunderland striker Brian Brobbey outshone Erling Haaland with a hat trick.
Haaland eventually ended the visitors’ brave fight with City’s fifth goal in the 81st minute.
Manchester United salvaged a 1-1 draw at Fulham to avoid three straight defeats in all competitions after Matheus Cunha scored in the 89th.
Alexander Isak scored his fourth goal of the season as Liverpool beat Bournemouth 1-0, and Leeds drew 0-0 with Crystal Palace.
After two straight wins to start the Bundesliga season, newcomer Elversberg followed its loss to Bayern Munich with a 0-0 draw at promoted Schalke.
Also Sunday, Miguel Gutierrez scored and assisted on Patrik Schick's goal as Bayer Leverkusen beat Leipzig 2-0 at home to move to fifth.
Napoli's mediocre start under Massimiliano Allegri continued after a 1-1 draw at Fiorentina. Napoli has only two wins from six matches in all competitions so far. Fiorentina had picked up its first points last week in its first match under Paolo Vanoli.
Juventus beat Atalanta 2-0 with goals from Francisco Conceição and Gleison Bremer ending a two-game winless streak in Serie A.
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