Anderson Cooper on the assassination of his Haitian math teacher Yves Volel

In Port-au-Prince, hidden in a guarded enclave, the orphanage Have Faith Haiti stands as a refuge from the gang violence just outside of its walls that has nearly consumed the country’s capital. “Most of these kids have not left this orphanage for four years because of the security situation in Haiti,” correspondent Anderson Cooper told … Read more

Trial opens in Miami for 4 men charged in Haitian President Jovenel Moïse’s assassination

MIAMI — Greed, arrogance and power were the driving forces behind four men charged in the U.S. for the 2021 assassination of Haiti’s last elected president, Jovenel Moïse, prosecutors said Tuesday during opening statements. Federal prosecutors and defense attorneys began presenting opening statements in the trial in Miami for Arcangel Pretel Ortiz, Antonio Intriago, Walter … Read more

Jury selection to begin in South Florida for 5 charged in 2021 assassination of Haitian president

MIAMI — Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday in the U.S. federal trial of five men charged in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. Arcangel Pretel Ortiz, Antonio Intriago, Walter Veintemilla, Christian Sanon and James Solages are charged with conspiring in South Florida to kidnap or kill Haiti’s former leader, plus related … Read more

Man convicted in political assassination plot he tied to Iranian paramilitary

NEW YORK — A Pakistani business owner who tried to hire hit men to kill a U.S. politician was convicted Friday in a trial that showcased allegations of Iran-backed plotting on American soil. As the Iran war unfolded in the Mideast, Asif Merchant acknowledged in a U.S. court that he sought to put an assassination … Read more

Man accused of Iran-backed Trump assassination plot compared his plan to Butler shooting: FBI

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Pakistani man convicted on Friday of plotting to assassinate President Donald Trump and other politicians told an FBI agent he thought Iran “was responsible” for the assassination attempt on Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania. Asif Merchant, 47, told the FBI agent, Jacqueline Smith, that the incident “was … Read more

Man accused of plotting Trump assassination claims Iran forced him to

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Pakistani businessman accused of trying to hire hit men to kill political targets, including President Donald Trump, insisted that Iran forced his actions as he testified to jurors in New York on Wednesday. Asif Merchant, 47, said Trump wasn’t the only potential target of the 2024 … Read more

Man on trial in assassination plot says possible targets included Trump, Biden, Haley

The allegation sounded like the stuff of spy movies: A Pakistani businessman trying to hire hit men, even handing them $5,000 in cash, to kill a U.S. politician on behalf of Iran ‘s powerful paramilitary Revolutionary Guard. It was true, and potential targets of the 2024 scheme included now-President Donald Trump, then-President Joe Biden and … Read more

A trial seeks to tie Iranian paramilitary to alleged assassination plot in US

NEW YORK — While the U.S. fights a widening war in Iran, American prosecutors are airing claims that Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard was entangled in a foiled 2024 assassination plot that eyed then-candidate Donald Trump as a possible target. The alleged scheme is at the center of a criminal trial that started in a federal … Read more