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“Baby Doc” Charged in Haiti

HeadlineJan 19, 2011

Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier was briefly detained and charged on Tuesday following his return from a 25-year exile. Known as “Baby Doc,” Duvalier has been charged with corruption, theft and misappropriation of funds. Some estimates put the amount he embezzled at close to $1 billion.

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