Haitian Transitional Council Members Accused of Corruption

Three council members allegedly demanded bribes from a bank director, threatening Haiti's political stability.

Haiti's anti-corruption agency has charged three members of the transitional presidential council with bribery and corruption.
The accused council members are Smith Augustin, Emmanuel Vertilaire, and Louis Gérald Gilles, who allegedly sought over $750,000 from the bank director.
Raoul Pascal Pierre-Louis, the former director of the National Bank of Credit, revealed the bribery demand, leading to the charges.
Local official Lonick Leandre is also implicated in the scandal, accused of orchestrating the bribe demand.
The anti-corruption unit has requested the extradition of Pierre-Louis from the United States to face charges.