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According to "All Haiti ans several media sources, the Haitian judge Jean Serge Joseph died on Saturday July 13, 2013 following a historic decision to compel the attendance of some high government authorities in the case involving Haitian First Lady, Sophia Martelly as well as te son of the President, Olivier Martelly.

Judge Joseph is from the region of L'Estere

Based on the information in circulation, President Michel Martelly had ordered the judge to reconsider its decision. According to Radio Kiskeya, the Judge died 48 hours after meeting with President Michel Martelly, Prime Minister Laurent Lamorthe and attorney Louis Gary Lissade.

The Chamber of Deputies has established a commission to investigate the causes of death of Judge Jean Serge Joseph

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Ernest Laventure Edouard, aka Konpe Moloskot, a popular figure in the media as a host on the radio and a journalist, has received a bout of negative press concerning his involvement in the scandal in which President Michel Martelly and his good friend, Jojo Lorquet have been accused of selling forged government ID cards. For his part, Moloskot is said to have been presenting himself as the current General Coordinator of the Customs, a post he has never held.

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Former Senator Joseph Lambert is one of the two men who were fingered by Sherlson Sanon in a testimony he gave in the presence of representatives from the National Network for the Defense of Human Rights. Lambert, along with his co-accused, Senator Edwin Zenny, have been incriminated in cases of drug trafficking, electoral fraud and murder as two of the heads of the gang of young criminals known as Kakos. The RNDDH have striven to make the public aware of the case as a means of giving protection to the plaintiff.

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Aside from posing as a Customs official and handing out fake badges to unsuspecting people who believed they were government employees, journalist and radio host, Ernest Laventure Edouard, Moloskot, is also accused of having issued out firearms. He claimed he was hired by President Martelly, but, when summoned by the Government Commissioner, he was a no-show. He had, however, stated that he was answerable only to the President, giving credence to his avoidance of the press, with everyone from Vision 2000's Valery Numa wishing to speak with him.

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Here is a list of some of the ID Cards done by Moloskot

Within the boundaries of his falsified post as General Coordinator of the Customs, Konpe Moloskot has been accused of handing out fake ID's to so-called workers. Moloskot has previously been an employee of the Customs, under contract working as a Communication Advisor, a post he hasn't held since September of 2012. It is not clear how deep into the mire Moloskot is, as the case also involves allegations against President Martelly and Jojo Lorquet of drug trafficking and money laundering.

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The 2010 earthquake that struck Haiti was one of the largest in terms of magnitude and THE MOST VIOLENT to have hit Haiti in over a century. The magnitude of the earthquake was 7.0 and it triggered a series of local tsunamis too! The earthquake originated at a depth of 10 km under the surface of earth. However, according to GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences located in Potsdam says that the earthquake originated at a depth of 17km and had a magnitude of 7.2.

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The devastating earthquake of 2010 that had hit Haiti took its toll by killing 316,000 people and injuring another 300,000. Apart from that, 1.3 million people were displaced with total of 97,294 houses being destroyed and another 188,383 being destroyed alone in Port-au-Prince. Petit Paradis was hit by a local tsunami that claimed at least 4 lives. Other areas like Les Cayes, Jacmel, Luly, Petit Goave, Anse a Galets and Leogane were also hit by local tsunamis.

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Over 22 billion US Dollars were collected to help the reconstruction of Haiti, which was devastated by the 2010 earthquake. Reports say that only 1% of the funds actually reached the Haitian government while more than 94% of the collected funds went back to the military and civilian entities of the donors. Some of the money that entered Haiti went in the construction of Korean sweatshops and luxury hotels and thousands and thousands of Haitians are still living in tents. Hunger has become an epidemic in the country and clean water is not available to most of the Haitians.

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Gambling in the Republic of Haiti is completely legal. Anyone who is 18 years of age can participate in gambling. There are some popular casinos in Haiti and lottery stands can be found throughout Haiti, even in small villages. Dominoes and cards are also a favorite past time of the Haitians. Another legal gambling that is very popular in the island nation is cock-fighting. However, Haitian lottery remains the most popular form of gambling throughout the country.

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On the day of official reinstatement of the Haitian State Lottery, President Michel Martelly announced that the LEH which lay shut down for 14 years was reopened because he promised to do so during his election campaigns. He stressed on the fact that with proper management of the Gambling Sector, Haiti and benefit from the positive sides of safe and responsible gambling. He also greeted the National Association of Keepers of Borlette for coordinating the gambling sector in the absence of LEH.

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