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Friday, February 4, 2011
Duvaliers Stole From $20,000,000 Fund To Build Hospital In Haiti
Michele Bennett and Jean Claude Duvalier
It has been revealed, Former Haitian President, Jean-Claude Duvalier and his ex-wife, Michele Bennett, stole money from a $20,000,000 charitable gift, the Canadian government gave to the people of Haiti to build a hospital. Montreal has been home to Haitian immigrants for decades and the donation was an expression of kindness in light of this fact. However, driven by greed, the Duvaliers raided the fund for their own personal use, buying themselves many luxury items, such as designer clothes, jewelry, sports cars and expensive foreign homes.
It makes the Judiciary Report angry to read such accounts and reinforces the site's view, both Duvalier and Bennett, should be prosecuted and forced to forfeit every dime and worldly possession. So many Haitians fled their homeland under the Duvaliers' oppressive, murderous rule and had to start new lives in other nations. Justice must be served regarding the atrocities committed against Haiti's dead at home and departed Diaspora.
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Thursday, February 3, 2011
Jean-Claude Duvalier's Ex-Wife Stole $94 Million From Haiti
Michele Bennett and Jean Claude Duvalier
According to the Miami Herald, Michele Bennett, the ex-wife of former Haitian President, Jean-Claude Duvalier, stole $94,000,000 from the nation of Haiti's treasury. Yes, you read that right - $94,000,000. This chick must be related to Madoff.
Bennett and her sons living the high life in France
The report was featured in the January 26, 2011 edition of the paper, in the article "For Haiti, no payback after Duvalier's reign." It was revealed, lawyers traced the massive sum back to her, after it was transferred from the nation's coffers and illegally so. The paper stated, "Over time, money traced back to Duvalier's ex-wife, Michele Bennett, totaled more than $94 million, according to an affidavit signed by former Haitian Justice Minister Francois St. Fleur."
Bennett and Duvalier's son living it up in France
The Duvaliers fled to France in exile, under a popular uprising, after 16 years of oppressing and robbing the people of Haiti. Not long after, Bennett divorced Duvalier and was given a large settlement, which she has used to live a very luxurious lifestyle, while her countrymen suffer in poverty and illness. That is infuriating. An additional $400,000,000 is missing from Haiti's treasury thanks to the Duvaliers.
Michele Bennett
Once again, as stated in the January 21, 2011 article "Jean-Claude Duvalier Apologizes To Haiti" it is the Judiciary Report's position, Bennett should be prosecuted and extradited, with all her assets and that of her children with Duvalier, seized and repatriated to the people of Haiti. Bennett was not born into wealth and her first marriage was to a policeman. Therefore, where did this $94,000,000 transferred to her come from (rhetorical). That money could do a lot of good in Haiti.
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Saturday, January 22, 2011
Jean-Claude Duvalier Apologizes To Haiti
Jean-Claude Duvalier
Former President of Haiti, Jean-Claude Duvalier, apologized to the people of his homeland today, for years of oppressive and bloody rule, which left 60,000 dead. $500,000,000 was stolen from the Haitian Treasury as well, damaging the island's financial structure.
After years of exile, living in France, Duvalier arrived in Haiti this week and was promptly arrested for crimes against humanity, corruption and theft. Duvalier states he intends to clear his name. However, it should be noted, lawyers retained by the government of Haiti on the island and in South Florida, have volumes of evidence indicating criminal wrongdoing.
Jean-Claude Duvalier and wife Michele Bennett in the 1980s
The Judiciary Report has wondered for some time, why Duvalier's ex-wife, Michele Bennett, who actively participated in criminal misconduct along side her husband, has not been arrested and all her ill-gotten assets seized. The millions Bennett spent on homes, cars, jewels and clothes, in addition to the massive sum still in her possession from the divorce, came straight from Haiti's treasury.
This is not her money and she is sitting on criminally acquired assets that belong to the people of Haiti. Bennett should have been prosecuted. After all, it was said she would famously take part in cabinet meetings and chastise government ministers. Irrespective of that, she was paid money in a divorce settlement that was not her husband's to give.
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