U.S. prepares charges against Raúl Castro over 1996 shootdown (opens in new tab)
The Justice Department is expected to announce criminal charges Wednesday against Raúl Castro, the 94-year-old former Cuban leader, in a prosecution tied to Cuba’s 1996 shootdown of two civilian aircraft operated by the Miami-based exile group Brothers to the Rescue. NBC Miami reported that federal sources familiar with the investigation said a grand jury heard evidence and returned an indictment, though they did not know the specific charges. The 1996 incident killed four men, including thre...
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