U.S. authorities have recently revived their rewards campaign targeting several figures in the criminal underworld operating in Haiti. Through the Rewards for Justice program, overseen by the United States Department of State, in coordination with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Washington is once again relying on financial incentives to encourage the sharing of information. <\/p> \n \n
According to the information published, the combined rewards can now reach $9 million. An impressive figure that places certain gang leaders among the region\u2019s most highly \u201cvalued\u201d fugitives. <\/p> \n \n
On the Americans\u2019 poster are four faces, four bounties, one message: \u201cWe are waiting for you. The money is ready.\u201d<\/p> \n \n
Those concerned include: Vitel\u2019homme Innocent: $2 million Jimmy Ch\u00e9rizier, aka \u201cBarbecue\u201d: $5 million Joseph Wilson, aka \u201cLanmo Sanjou\u201d: $1 million Johnson Andr\u00e9, aka \u201cIzo\u201d: $1 million<\/p> \n \n
Underlying it all is a reality: the longer a suspect evades justice, the higher the bounty. A form of \u201csecurity rating\u201d that rises with the pace of inconclusive investigations. The U.S. Embassy in Tabarre is in the territory of Chen Mechan and Vitelhomme. In an interview given to Reuters, Vitelhomme said he was proud to have the embassy as a neighbor. <\/p> \n \n
The Rewards for Justice program is based on a simple principle: turning ordinary citizens into potential intelligence sources through financial incentives.<\/p> \n \n
U.S. authorities promise: confidentiality of exchanges; protective measures; possible relocation.<\/p> \n \n
Information can be submitted via secure platforms. In theory, everything is in place to reassure informants. In practice, in an environment marked by insecurity, speaking out remains a delicate choice. <\/p> \n \n
Among those sought, Vitel\u2019homme Innocent continues to hold a particular place. He remains on the FBI\u2019s list of actively sought fugitives. <\/p> \n \n
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Four gang leaders, $9 million in rewards. Through a new campaign under the U.S. Rewards for Justice program, Washington is renewing the hunt for major figures in Haiti\u2019s criminal underworld. The operation relies on financial incentives to move investigations forward, in a security context still marked by impunity and slow results. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":29056,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_post_split":[],"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3220,3249,3210],"tags":[4124,3463,4487,3568,3494],"class_list":["post-29057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","category-news","category-top-story","tag-gang","tag-haiti","tag-national-police","tag-usa","tag-violence"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t