Former Haitian official subject to international arrest warrant

Havana, March 28 (RHC) -- The former director of Haiti's Office of Monetization of Development Aid Programs, Patrick Noramé, is today subject to an international arrest warrant for alleged money laundering and embezzlement.

Judge and investigating magistrate Jean Wilner Morin requested Interpol to arrest the former official who fled since 2019, after a report from the Anti-Corruption Unit (ULCC) came to light. According to said report by the state entity, he embezzled for the benefit of relatives such as Eveline Delima and Lunie Elsie Chery, using companies such as P-Jimex, Research Center and Difference.

The report also explained that former parliamentarians and former members of the Jocelerme Privert administration are also among those involved in the corruption scandal.

The ULCC investigation also determined that Noramé embezzled 124 million gourdes (about 775,000 dollars) from the Treasury from a donation of rice from Japan that took place in 2016.

In addition, of the 12 companies to which the rice was sold, five were not recognized by the General Directorate of Taxes. In 2019, an arrest warrant was issued against the official. However, he escaped before being apprehended by the authorities. (Source: Prensa Latina)