Civil society

by on July 28, 2008 at 11:40 pm in Current Affairs | Permalink

Mortgage fraud is terrible, but as crimes go it is a sign of how peaceful so much of the world has become:

A man once convicted of heading up a ruthless Haitian death squad that
is blamed for raping and killing political rivals has been convicted of
carrying out a mortgage fraud scheme in the United States.

Emmanuel "Toto" Constant, 51, former leader of the Front for the
Advancement and Progress of Haiti, or FRAPH, was convicted Friday of
arranging millions of dollars in fraudulent financing for three
Brooklyn properties, according to a statement from the New York
attorney general’s office.

Ask any Haitian about FRAPH.  Here is the full story.  At least the CIA is no longer subsidizing him.  Here is a list of his crimes against human rights.  It is his second conviction for mortgage fraud.

Anonymous July 29, 2008 at 8:48 am


A man once convicted of heading up a ruthless Haitian death squad that is blamed for raping and killing political rivals…

Elect him to the US Congress. The average morality of the place would remain unchanged, but C-SPAN coverage would certainly be a lot more stimulating.

notsneaky July 29, 2008 at 2:49 pm

I don’t think the world really has become that more peaceful since 1993-1994 (when FRAPH was doing the killing in Haiti). It’s just that the perspective has been re-focused in the above story.

bjk July 29, 2008 at 4:42 pm

A former mortgage fraud convict was serving as a branch manager for a financial firm? LOL. Is this the vibrant diversity I’ve been hearing so much about? The cruelest punishment would be to send this man with an outstanding 1995 deportation order back to the tropical paradise he comes from and loves so much.

wholesale Leather Lingerie November 17, 2010 at 3:52 am

Read the whole post. There is some really insightful information here. thanks

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