April 09, 2024
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.
April 19, 2023
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.
March 21, 2023
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.
March 20, 2023
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.