00:00My name is Jimmy Cherizier, BBQ. If the FBI wants me, I'm here.
00:08One of Haiti's most powerful gang leaders, Jimmy Cherizier, known as BBQ, has responded after being indicted by a U.S. federal grand jury.
00:17The U.S. Justice Department accused him and an Asian-American collaborator, Brazil Richardson, of violating sanctions and financing gang violence in Haiti.
00:27Cherizier leads the Vive Ensemble Gang Federation, labelled a terrorist group by the U.S. in May.
00:34Washington is offering a $5 million reward for information leading to his arrest.
00:41Richardson, a U.S. citizen, allegedly helped funnel money from the Haitian diaspora to fund gang operations, including weapons smuggled from the U.S.
00:52In a video statement, Cherizier declared Richardson innocent.
00:55Meanwhile, U.S. officials vowed to end his reign of terror, but critics questions the effectiveness of the bounty as Haiti crisis deepens.
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