EXCLUSIVE: Federal prosecutors allege money stolen from U.S. taxpayers through COVID relief fraud helped bankroll the assassination of Haiti's president. Eighteen men accused in connection with the 2021 killing of President Jovenel Moïse face a federal judge in Miami today after being transferred from Haiti to U.S. custody. Investigators tell @​Danamariemctv South Florida became a staging ground for the plot, with fraudulently obtained PPP and other COVID relief funds used in financing connected to weapons, tactical equipment, and Colombian mercenaries. DOJ previously established at trial that fraudulent PPP and EIDL proceeds were funneled into the conspiracy. Fox News cameras captured the suspects arriving in U.S. custody. Read how investigators say the sprawling plot came together: ▻