American Taxpayers Funded 2021 Haitian President Assassination Through Fraudulent COVID PPP Loans

Fraudulent pandemic relief funds, including Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan proceeds, were laundered and used to finance the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. Operatives in South Florida exploited these programs to obtain hundreds of thousands of dollars, which were then funneled to plotters for weapons and mercenary squads. Several individuals involved in the financial scheme and the assassination plot have been convicted in U.S. federal courts.

• Stolen American taxpayer money, funneled through fraudulent pandemic relief programs (PPP and EIDL), directly bankrolled the 2021 assassination plot against Haitian President Jovenel Moïse.
• South Florida operatives fraudulently obtained approximately $840,827 in PPP loans and used the proceeds to fund the assassination conspiracy.
• Funds were transferred through intermediaries like Keegan Harricharan and Walter Veintemilla to acquire weapons, tactical gear, and mercenary squads.
• The assassination was carried out by mercenaries, primarily former Colombian soldiers, who stormed Moïse’s residence and posed as DEA agents.
• Several individuals, including Antonio Intriago, Arcangel Pretel Ortiz, Walter Veintemilla, and James Solages, have been convicted of charges including conspiracy to provide material support resulting in death.
• Keegan Harricharan was sentenced to 20 years for money-laundering conspiracy, and Rodolphe Jaar received a life sentence for financing the attack and bribery.
• The conspiracy was planned and financed in Miami, leading to the extradition and prosecution of 18 additional defendants in U.S. courts.