Arcangel Pretel Ortiz

Arcangel Pretel Ortiz is one of four South Florida men recently convicted in the United States for their role in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise. Prosecutors successfully argued that Ortiz, along with Antonio Intriago, Walter Veintemilla, and James Solages, conspired to kill or kidnap Moise. Their conviction stems from assembling and supplying a group of former Colombian soldiers with the necessary resources, including money, weapons, and tactical gear, to carry out the assassination at the president's home in Port-au-Prince. The trial, which took place in a Miami federal court, highlighted Florida's central role as a hub for the plot. This conviction is significant as it brings a measure of accountability for the assassination, which plunged Haiti into a severe political crisis and remains a pivotal event in its recent history.