Jury seated in South Florida trial of 4 charged in 2021 assassination of Haitian president

A panel of 12 jurors and 4 alternates was seated Monday, March 9, 2026 in the U.S. federal trial of Pretel Ortiz, Intriago, Veintemilla and Solages, with opening statements scheduled for Tuesday, March 10. Christian Sanon's case was separated for medical reasons. Martine Moïse was the prosecution's first witness, testifying through a Creole interpreter about the night her husband was killed.