A man alleged to be the founder and leader of a Haitian gang has been sentenced to life in prison for orchestrating the 2021 ...

The former head of the notorious Haitian gang 400 Mawozo was sentenced on Wednesday in a U.S. court to life in prison for masterminding the 2021 kidnapping of a group of American missionaries.

Most of the hostages were held at gunpoint for 62 days. They won their freedom after a $350,000 ransom was paid.

A Haitian gang leader who orchestrated the kidnapping of a group of American missionaries was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday, the Justice Department said.

A former missionary with an Ohio-based ministry has been indicted on federal charges of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with four different minors in Haiti over multiple years.