Minister quits amid allegations she is an American citizen

Jun 12, 2013

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – Minister of Haitian Living Overseas, Bernice Fidelia, has quit the Cabinet of Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe amid allegations that she holds United States citizenship. A statement from the Office of the Prime Minister confirmed the resignation of the 51-year-old minister in the wake of allegations by several Haitian lawmakers that she is an American citizen, even though it has not yet been proven. One legislator, Joseph Joel John said he has the number of Fidelia's United States passport as well as the information when she became an American citizen.

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