US EditionJustice Department official eyes cases against Cuba leaders as Trump floats ‘friendly takeover’
The Miami U.S. Attorney's multi-agency team aims to prosecute Cuban officials for drug, economic, violent crimes, and immigration violations amid calls for regime change, sources said.
- On Friday, U.S. Attorney Jason Reding Quiñones formed a multi-agency working group including federal prosecutors and DEA agents to explore charges tied to Cuba's Communist Party, people familiar with the matter said anonymously.
- Following a recent weeks' push by Miami Republicans, lawmakers urged reopening the Feb. 13 investigation into the 1996 shootdown, citing `Raúl Castro's responsibility,' lawmaker reports say.
- The FBI field office's Cuba group demonstrated capacity by aiding Victor Manuel Rocha's 2024 arrest, while former prosecutors warn this approach could be a `dramatic` breach of prosecution standards.
- Florida's attorney general said this week he will open a state-level investigation into the 1996 shootdown, while the Justice Department said Friday that federal prosecutors from across the country work daily to combat transnational crime.
- The Justice Department-led effort, ongoing since mid-February, could help propel change in Cuba's leadership amid influence from more than 1.4 million Cuban migrants in the U.S.
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Trump tightens pressure on Cuba as US pushes for charges against leaders
WASHINGTON — The U.S. attorney in South Florida has ordered a broad-ranging inquiry into Cuba’s leaders and Communist Party officials for drug, immigration, economic and violent crimes with a goal of bringing fast indictments, according to three people with knowledge of his actions.
DOJ exploring possible charges against Cuban leaders amid calls for a Raul Castro indictment: ‘Must finally face justice’
A top Justice Department prosecutor has launched an inquiry into Cuban government officials that could result in indictments against the Communist regime’s leaders, according to multiple reports.
DOJ lawyers hunt for pretext to raid Cuba — amid fears of 'dramatic' breach of protocol
Trump administration prosecutors in Miami are hunting for a pretext to charge government officials in Cuba with U.S. crimes, reported MS NOW's Carol Leonnig and Jake Traylor — a development that comes shortly after Trump suggested that there could soon be leadership changes in the Communist…
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