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U.S. authorities charge Haitian gang leader "Barbecue" with conspiring to violate sanctions

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Haitian gang leader Jimmy "Barbecue" Cherizier and a U.S. citizen have been indicted for allegedly conspiring to violate U.S. sanctions by raising funds for Cherizier's violent criminal enterprise.

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  1. The World from PRX

    US unseals indictment against Haitian gang leader (opens The World from PRX)

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    US officials have unsealed an indictment against Haitian gang leader Jimmy “Barbecue” Chérizier and three Haiti-born naturalized US citizens for conspiring to violate US sanctions. Also, a deadly heat wave is scorching southern Europe with record-breaking temperatures this month, with some residents…

  2. Fox26 Houston

    U.S. authorities charge Haitian gang leader "Barbecue" with conspiring to violate sanctions (opens Fox26 Houston)

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    Haitian gang leader Jimmy "Barbecue" Cherizier and a U.S. citizen have been indicted for allegedly conspiring to violate U.S. sanctions by raising funds for Cherizier's violent criminal enterprise.

  3. The World from PRX

    US indictment of Haitian gang leader 'sort of smoke and mirrors' (opens The World from PRX)

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    US officials have unsealed an indictment against Haitian gang leader Jimmy “Barbecue” Chérizier and three Haiti-born naturalized US citizens for conspiring to violate US sanctions. The Miami Herald’s Jacqueline Charles tells The World’s Host Marco Werman that Haitians at home and abroad are skeptica…

  4. New York Post

    Feds unseal charges against Haitian gang leader ‘Barbecue’ who has $5M bounty on his head (opens New York Post)

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    U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro on Tuesday announced an indictment in Washington, D.C., accusing Jimmy "Barbecue" Chérizier and Bazile Richardson, a naturalized U.S. citizen, of conspiring to send U.S. funds to finance Chérizier’s Haitian gang.

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