The U.S. could announce a possible criminal indictment of former Cuban president Raul Castro in the coming days, sources familiar with the matter said.
The investigation, which is being done in the Southern District of Florida, has centered around the 1996 shootdown of planes that were operated by the humanitarian group, Brothers to the Rescue.
News of a potential indictment would come as President Donald Trump seeks to turn his attention to Cuba.
In this Feb. 1, 2016, file photo, Cuban President Raul Castro attends an agreement signing ceremony with the French president after a meeting at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris.
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Earlier this month, Trump said that after the operation in Iran, “Cuba is going to be next,” and that the U.S. will be “taking over Cuba almost immediately.”
