{"id":199056,"date":"2026-05-20T15:31:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T15:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2026\/05\/20\/raul-castro-indictment-expected-to-be-announced-by-u-s-officials-in-miami-today-sources-say\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T15:31:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T15:31:25","slug":"raul-castro-indictment-expected-to-be-announced-by-u-s-officials-in-miami-today-sources-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2026\/05\/20\/raul-castro-indictment-expected-to-be-announced-by-u-s-officials-in-miami-today-sources-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Ra\u00fal Castro indictment expected to be announced by U.S. officials in Miami today, sources say"},"content":{"rendered":"<section >\n<p>The Justice Department on Wednesday is <span >expected to unveil<\/span> the criminal charges against Cuba&#8217;s former leader <span >Ra\u00fal Castro<\/span>, sources familiar with the investigation told CBS News.<\/p>\n<p>Castro, 94, the brother of longtime dictator Fidel Castro, is being indicted on charges related to Cuba&#8217;s deadly 1996 shootdown of planes operated by humanitarian group Brothers to the Rescue, U.S. officials told CBS News earlier this month.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Justice Department had earlier announced an event Wednesday at Miami&#8217;s Freedom Tower during a ceremony to honor victims of the <span >Brothers to the Rescue shootdown<\/span> 30 years ago. 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