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  "path": "/2026/05/20/doj-charges-ex-cuban-leader-raul-castro-with-murder-conspiracy-to-kill-for-1996-shoot-down/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-20T18:40:32.000Z",
  "site": "https://floridaphoenix.com",
  "tags": [
    "Criminal Justice",
    "DC Bureau",
    "Florida government",
    "Immigration",
    "Politics & Law",
    "Brothers to the Rescue",
    "criminal charges",
    "Cuba",
    "Fidel Castro",
    "indictment",
    "James Uthmeier",
    "murder",
    "Raul Castro",
    "Todd Blanche"
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  "textContent": "The Trump administration has charged former Cuban president Raúl Castro with murder and conspiracy to kill for his alleged role in the 1996 shoot-down of two civilian rescue flights. The Department of Justice announced the development Wednesday at Miami’s Freedom Tower — the long-standing beacon for Cuban exiles. A warrant for the 94-year-old’s arrest has […]",
  "title": "DOJ charges ex-Cuban leader Raúl Castro with murder, conspiracy to kill for 1996 shoot-down"
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