Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced sanctions, including a ban on entry into the United States, against former Prime Minister Laurent Salvador Lamothe for "misappropriating at least $60 million from the Petrocaribe funds for personal purposes" in a publicly released statement on Friday, June 2, 2023.
"Today, I announce the designation of Laurent Salvador Lamothe, former Haitian Prime Minister and Minister of Planning and External Cooperation, for his involvement in a significant corruption case. This measure