Ten Haitian Officials Detained in Passport Fraud Case

HAITI – Haiti’s top immigration official is in custody as police investigate an alleged passport fraud network inside the country’s immigration department.

Authorities say Director General Antoine Jean Simon Fay-Nay-Lon (Fénélon), along with nine other employees were detained after a police operation requested by prosecutors in Port-au-Prince.

Investigators have also sealed the passport production office as they try to determine whether passports were illegally issued using mismatched tax identification numbers.

Prosecutors say no formal charges have been filed yet, and questioning is continuing.

His attorney is calling the arrest politically motivated.