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U.S. indicts Haitian national for alleged role in 2021 kidnapping of missionaries

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A grand jury charged Joly Germine, 29, leader of the 400 Mawozo gang that abducted 17 people including one Canadian citizen and five children. Germine was extradited to the United States last week, and was charged along with three other people with conspiring to smuggle arms. Gangs have grown in power in Haiti since the assassination of President Jovenel Moise.

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CTV News

Haitian gang leader charged in kidnapping of U.S. missionaries

Federal prosecutors in the U.S. have charged the leader of a notoriously violent Haitian gang in connection with the kidnapping of 16 Americans last year, the Justice Department said Tuesday.

2 years ago·Canada

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Reuters

U.S. indicts Haitian national for alleged role in 2021 kidnapping of missionaries

A U.S. grand jury on Tuesday indicted a Haitian national for conspiracy to commit hostage taking in the kidnapping of 16 American missionaries in Haiti in 2021. The indictment charges Joly Germine, 29, who prosecutors describe as a leader of the 400 Mawozo gang. He is the first defendant to be charged in connection with the missionaries’ kidnapping, the U.S. Justice Department said.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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CBC News

Haitian gang leader charged in 2021 kidnapping of 17 missionaries, including Canadian | CBC News

Federal prosecutors in the United States have charged the leader of a notoriously violent Haitian gang with conspiracy to commit hostage taking for his alleged role in the kidnapping of 16 Americans and one Canadian last year.

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Haitian gang leader charged in kidnapping of US missionaries

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors in the U.S. have charged the leader of a notoriously violent Haitian gang in connection with the kidnapping of 16 Americans last year, the Justice Department said Tuesday.

2 years ago·United States

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