US EditionFlorida revives a long-dormant probe into Raul Castro over 1996 shootdown of exile group’s plane
Florida's attorney general reopened the case after the Biden administration halted it; only one person has been convicted so far in the 1996 anti-communist plane shootdown.
- Florida's attorney general said a state-level criminal investigation into former Cuban leader Raul Castro's role in the 1996 shootdown of anti-communist exile planes will be reopened.
- The revived probe comes after the Trump administration shut down a previous inquiry focused on Castro's alleged role in ordering the planes shot down.
- Republican lawmakers have recently called for holding Castro accountable for the 'heinous crime' that killed Florida citizens aboard the unarmed aircraft.
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Florida Attorney General Reopens Investigation into Raul Castro's Role in 1996 Plane Shootdown
Florida’s attorney general says Florida has reopened a criminal investigation into former Cuban leader Raul Castro’s role in the 1996 shootdown of exile planes Florida Attorney General Reopens Investigation into Raul Castro's Role in 1996 Plane Shootdown.
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Florida revives a long-dormant probe into Raul Castro over 1996 shootdown of exile group's plane
Florida’s attorney general says Florida has reopened a criminal investigation into former Cuban leader Raul Castro’s role in the 1996 shootdown of exile planes.
Uthmeier to open state-level criminal investigation into Raul Castro
James Uthmeier plans to re-open an investigation into Raul Castro for shooting down two Brothers to the Rescue flights in 1996. (Photo courtesy of Uthmeier's office)Florida is re-opening a criminal investigation into Raul Castro for the 1996 shoot-down of two civilian rescue flights, which killed three American citizens and one permanent resident, Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Wednesday. Although Uthmeier “can’t say too much more” ab…
Florida revives long-dormant probe into Castro over 1996 shootdown of Brothers to the Rescue planes
Florida’s attorney general says Florida has reopened a criminal investigation into former Cuban leader Raul Castro’s role in the 1996 shootdown of exile planes. Attorney General James Uthmeier says his office reactivated the case files after learning the probe had been shut down. Uthmeier made the comments on Wednesday in Miami. Florida Republicans and Senator Rick Scott have also urged federal officials to revisit the case, which happened 30 ye…
Three decades after one of the most tense incidents in the history of U.S.-Cuba relations, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced on Wednesday the reopening of the criminal investigation against Raúl Castro. The case focuses on the shooting down of two civilian aircraft of the Hermanos al Rescate organization on February 24, 1996, an act carried out by the Cuban Armed Forces under Castro’s command. Prosecutor Uthmeier stressed that th…
The Florida prosecution reopened the criminal investigation against Raúl Castro for the shooting down thirty years ago of two civilian planes of the Hermanos al Rescate organization in which four people died, the state attorney general, James Uthmeier, reported on Wednesday. The incident, which occurred on February 24, 1996, caused the death of [...] The Florida entrance reopens an investigation against Raúl Castro for the shooting down of plane…
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