US offers $5 mn reward for arrest of Haitian gang leader

Washington: The United States offered a $5 million reward on Tuesday for the arrest of Haitian gang leader Jimmy Barbeque Cherizier for allegedly vi...

Washington: The United States offered a $5 million reward on Tuesday for the arrest of Haitian gang leader Jimmy "Barbeque" Cherizier for allegedly violating US sanctions.

Cherizier, 48, and another man, Bazile Richardson, have been indicted on charges of conspiring to transfer funds from the United States to fund gang activities in Haiti, the Justice Department said.

This handout image released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on August 12, 2025, shows a wanted poster for Haitian gang leader Jimmy "Barbecue" Cherizier. (Photo by FBI / AFP)

"There's a good reason that there's a $5 million reward for information leading to Cherizier's arrest," US Attorney Jeanine Pirro said at a press conference.