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Justice Department expected to announce charges against Raul Castro

The charges are likely to include allegations of murder.

Published May 20, 2026, 11:59 AM
Updated May 20, 2026, 12:11 PM461
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 Justice Department expected to announce charges against Raul Castro

The charges are likely to include allegations of murder.

May 20, 2026, 7:48 AM

The Justice Department is expected to announce charges against Raul Castro, sources familiar with the matter tell ABC News.

The charges are expected to include allegations of murder for shooting down two planes carrying humanitarian aid to desperate migrants in the 1990s that resulted in the deaths of three American pilots.

The charges will be announced in a press conference this afternoon.

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