Haiti’s First Family Under Corruption Probe Cloud

Haiti’s first family is spending this end of year holiday season under a legal cloud. The streets of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, and other cities have been mobbed with protestors demanding Haitian President Michel Martelly’s resignation. The Haitian Court of Justice on December 16 decreed that a corruption investigation focused on the president’s son Olivier, and the First Lady Sophia, could proceed.  The two are accused of crimes including abuse of authority, money laundering, and squandering public funds. READ MORE OF THIS STORY