Haitian ex-mayor found guilty of lying about rights abuses to get US residency

Former Haitian mayor convicted in US visa fraud case after hiding violent past

The former mayor of Les Irois in Haiti was convicted on Friday for illegally obtaining a green card by concealing his role in a violent political machine, according to United States Attorney Leah B. Foley’s office.

Haitian ex-mayor guilty of US visa fraud linked to torture

A former Haitian mayor was convicted on Friday of U.S. charges that he had lied about having led a brutal campaign to kill and torture his political opponents in order to secure a green card allowing him to reside in the United States.

Former Haitian mayor found guilty of visa fraud for hiding violent past to get into US - The Boston Globe

Jean Morose Viliena, former mayor of Les Irois, spent two decades enjoying life in the United States and "avoiding responsibility for his brutal acts," prosecutor told jurors.

Haitian ex-mayor found guilty of lying about rights abuses to get US residency

BOSTON (AP) — A former mayor from Haiti was found guilty on Friday for lying on his visa application about a series of politically motivated attacks against his opponents that left one dead and several people injured. Jean Morose Viliena, who has been living just north of Boston in the city of Malden, Massachusetts, was indicted in 2023 on three counts of visa fraud. Authorities say he wrote on his application that he had not “ordered, carried o…

Jean Morose Viliena, former mayor of the Haitian commune of Les Irois, was found guilty by an American federal jury of visa fraud and false statements regarding his involvement in acts of political violence in Haiti. The verdict was rendered on Friday, March 28th. The prosecutors presented overwhelming evidence showing that, after his election in 2006, Viliena allegedly directed or ordered acts of violence against political opponents, including …

Former Haitian Mayor Found Guilty of Immigration Offenses for Deceiving Authorities About Past Political Violence

WASHINGTON, USA – A jury has convicted Jean Morose Viliena, the former Mayor of Les Irois, Haiti, for possessing and using a fraudulently obtained Permanent Resident Card. Viliena misrepresented his history, falsely claiming he had not participated in extrajudicial political killings and other violent acts against the Haitian people. “Today, a jury determined that Jean Morose Viliena deceived authorities to enter the United States after committi…