Haiti's DC envoy Bocchit Edmond fired in wake of passport scandal
Members of the Haitian-American community and their supporters gather for a January 2010 candlelight vigil for the victims of Haiti's earthquake in...
Members of the Haitian-American community and their supporters gather for a January 2010 candlelight vigil for the victims of Haiti's earthquake in front of the Haitian Embassy in Washington DC. (Photo by Larry Luxner) Haiti, one of the world's poorest countries, has long been plagued by endemic corruption. Apparently, so is its embassy in Washington. On May 3, Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry fired the country's ambassador to the United States, Bocchit Edmond, after investigations by both the US and Haitian governments uncovered a kickback scheme involving the illegal issuance of passports for Haitians living abroad, in exchange for exorbitant bribes.