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Haitian Gang Boss Sentenced to Life for Masterminding Kidnap of Christian Missionaries

A self-described ‘king’ of the notorious 400 Mawozo gang, Joly Germine orchestrated the kidnappings from a Haitian jail, with the victims including 5 children.
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Haitian Gang Boss Sentenced to Life for Masterminding Kidnap of Christian Missionaries
A sign outside Christian Aid Ministries in Titanyen, Haiti, on Oct. 21, 2021. Matias Delacroix/AP Photo
Rachel Roberts
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The former head of the notorious Haitian gang 400 Mawozo was sentenced to life imprisonment by a U.S. court on Wednesday for masterminding the 2021 kidnapping of a group of American Christian missionaries.
Joly “Yonyon” Germine, 34, was found guilty in May of 16 counts of kidnapping a U.S. national for ransom and conspiracy to commit hostage-taking, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia.
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