Haiti gang leader “Barbecue” challenges FBI after U.S. charges

U.S. charges Jimmy “Barbecue” Chérizier and American collaborator in sanctions-busting scheme

One of Haiti’s most powerful gang leaders, Jimmy Chérizier, known as “Barbecue,” has openly challenged U.S. authorities after being indicted by a federal grand jury for violating sanctions and financing gang operations in the crisis-ridden Caribbean nation.

In a video statement, Chérizier defiantly declared, “My name is Jimmy Chérizier,…