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Florida obtains no-bond state arrest warrant for Raúl Castro over the 1996 Brothers to the Rescue shootdown
Florida has obtained a no-bond state arrest warrant, issued in Miami-Dade County, charging former Cuban leader Raúl Castro with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in the 1996 shootdown of Brothers to the Rescue aircraft, Fox News reported, citing the warrant. The warrant names the four men killed, Carlos Costa, Pablo Morales, Mario de la Peña and Armando Alejandre Jr., and says the plan went up the chain of command with Raúl and Fidel Castro as final decision-makers. Attorney General James Uthmeier and Gov. Ron DeSantis were expected to announce it Monday morning; Cuba has rejected the U.S. prosecution of Castro.
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- Fox NewsFlorida Attorney General James Uthmeier secures state arrest warrant for Raúl Castro