Boniface et al v. Viliena

  1. April 09, 2024

    Ex-Haitian Mayor Can't Nix Mass. Jury's $15.5M Torture Verdict

    A Boston federal judge has refused to toss a $15.5 million civil verdict finding a former Haitian mayor responsible for torture and extrajudicial violence against rival political party members.

  2. April 19, 2023

    Ex-Haitian Mayor Challenges $15.5M Political Torture Verdict

    A former Haitian mayor convicted by a Boston jury for the murder and torture of rival political party members is fighting a $15.5 million verdict and has asked a federal judge for a new trial or trimmed damages award based on holes in the trial evidence.

  3. March 21, 2023

    Ex-Haitian Mayor Hit With $15.5M Verdict In Torture Case

    A federal jury in Boston on Tuesday found the former mayor of a seaside Haitian town liable for the brutal murder and torture of members of a rival political party, awarding $15.5 million to a group of plaintiffs who sued in Massachusetts after the ex-pol allegedly fled there.

  4. March 20, 2023

    Haitian Mayor Tortured And Murdered Rivals, Boston Jury Told

    A Boston federal jury heard Monday that a former Haitian mayor brutally murdered and tortured members of a rival political party and burned their homes, while his lawyer argued that the Haitian citizens who sued lack evidence to support their claims.

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