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MIAMI — <\/span>A Florida jury on Friday convicted four men of conspiracy in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Mo\u00efse.<\/a><\/p>\n South Florida served as a central location for planning and financing the plot to oust Mo\u00efse and replace him with someone of the conspirators\u2019 choosing, U.S. prosecutors alleged.<\/p>\n Arcangel Pretel Ortiz, Antonio Intriago, Walter Veintemilla and James Solages were found guilty of conspiring to kill or kidnap Haiti\u2019s elected leader and providing material support for the plot. They were also convicted of violating the U.S. Neutrality Act and could face possible life sentences.<\/p>\n Mo\u00efse was killed on July 7, 2021, when about two dozen foreign mercenaries, mostly from Colombia, attacked his home near Port-au-Prince. Mo\u00efse\u2019s wife, Martine, was wounded during the attack and flown to the U.S. for treatment.<\/p>\n The trial began nearly two months<\/a> ago in Miami. Mo\u00efse\u2019s assassination led to unprecedented turmoil in the Caribbean nation, where gang leaders have grown increasingly violent and empowered.<\/a><\/p>\n Ortiz and Intriago were principals of Counter Terrorist Unit Federal Academy and Counter Terrorist Unit Security, collectively known as CTU, and Veintemilla was a principal of Worldwide Capital Lending Group. Both companies were based in South Florida.<\/p>\n Christian Sanon is a dual Haitian-American citizen whom investigators say was initially favored by the conspirators to replace Mo\u00efse. Solages was a CTU representative in Haiti who coordinated with Sanon and others, officials said. Sanon will face trial at a later date.<\/p>\n At least five others have pleaded guilty in the conspiracy and are serving life sentences.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n