Haitian gang leader Jimmy Cherizier, alias Barbecue, has expressed conditional willingness to cooperate with the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) regarding allegations of funding violence in Haiti. This comes after his alleged accomplice, Basil Richardson, was implicated in soliciting funds for his gang.

• Barbecue is willing to cooperate if the US government provides accurate evidence linking him and his accomplices to the ongoing violence.
• He denied receiving money from Basil Richardson, stating Richardson is innocent and never financed violence in Haiti.
• The US government offered a reward of up to Ksh647 million ($5 million) for information leading to Barbecue's arrest.
• This development could significantly aid the Kenya-led Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission in Haiti.