Ex-DEA informant sentenced to life in prison for 2021 killing of Haiti president

Haitian American Joseph Vincent, who admitted to helping plot assassination of Jovenel Moise, is among 11 people accused

Joseph Vincent, a former informant for the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), was handed a life sentence by a US court on Friday for his role in the 2021 assassination of Haiti's president.

A Haitian American national, Vincent admitted to helping plot to kill Haitian president Jovenel Moise in his home in Port-au-Prince, including advice about the political landscape and meetings with key community leaders.