
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, center, speaks after federal prosecutors announced charges against former Cuban President Raul Castro in the 1996 downing of civilian planes operated by Miami-based exiles, Wednesday, May 20, 2026, in Miami. Also speaking at the event, were, from left, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, Miami Dade College President Madeline Pumariega, Sen. Ashley Moody, R-Fla., FBI Deputy Director Christopher Raia, and Jason A. Reding Quiñones, U.S. attorney for the southern district of Florida. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)


