A federal judge handed down a life sentence to a Haitian-Chilean convicted of bankrolling and providing weapons used in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, leaving 10 defendants to wait for their fate in the ongoing prosecution. 

U.S. District Judge Jose E. Martinez sentenced Rodolphe Jaar, 49, to life in federal prison, according to a federal court news release provided Tuesday.

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I am Juhakenson Blaise, a journalist based in the city of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. I cover the news that develops in this city and deals with other subjects related to the experience of Haitians for the Haitian Times newspaper. I am also a lover of poetry.