The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned former Haitian President Michel Martelly today, OFAC announced in a press release.
OFAC cited the former Haitian president’s involvement in the global illicit drug trade as the reason for imposing the sanctions, according to the OFAC-issued press release.
This action, taken under Executive Order 14059 “Imposing Sanctions on Foreign Persons Involved in the Global Illicit Drug Trade,” highlights the significant role Martelly and other corrupt political figures have played in exacerbating the ongoing crisis in Haiti. (RELATED: ‘King’ And ‘Queen’ Of Haitian Gang Sentenced For Gunrunning, Laundering Ransoms Paid For Kidnap Of US Citizens)
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