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US indicts Haitian gang leader Jimmy 'Barbeque' Cherizier for sanctions violations
Jimmy Cherizier is accused of using funds from the U.S. Haitian diaspora to finance gang violence in Haiti, with a $5 million reward offered for information leading to his arrest.
- On Tuesday, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro in Washington, D.C., announced an indictment against Jimmy 'Barbecue' Cherizier and Bazile Richardson, with a $5 million reward for Cherizier’s arrest, according to the indictment.
- According to the indictment, the funding scheme began around December 2020, with Cherizier and Richardson allegedly soliciting transfers from the Haitian diaspora to support gang activities, following OFAC's Dec. 10, 2020, designation of Cherizier as an SDN.
- Since then, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights reports at least 3,141 people were killed this year in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, amid gang control over 90% of the city.
- The FBI’s Miami office is leading efforts to apprehend Cherizier, with Richardson arrested July 23 in Pasadena, Texas, and expected to appear in Washington, D.C.
- Last week, Laurent Saint-Cyr became head of Haiti’s transitional presidential council amid Barbecue’s threats, as violence continues despite a Kenyan-led multinational force.
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The United States announced on Tuesday to offer $5 million in exchange for the arrest of a Haitian gang leader, Jimmy Cherizier, known as "Barbecue", accused of violating US sanctions.
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Leader-TelegramUS indicts Haiti gang leader ‘Barbecue,’ offers $5 million reward for capture
Haiti’s most notorious gang leader has been indicted by a federal jury in Washington, D.C., after which the FBI announced a $5 million bounty for information leading to his capture.
$5 Million Bounty On 'Barbecue': U.S. Offers Reward For Notorious Haitian Gang Leader
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