{"id":103214,"date":"2023-11-25T06:53:30","date_gmt":"2023-11-25T03:53:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fye-yemen.net\/?p=103214"},"modified":"2023-11-25T07:03:22","modified_gmt":"2023-11-25T04:03:22","slug":"last-week-the-fbi-announced-that-vitelhomme-innocent-leader-of-the-kraze-barye-gang-is-the-532nd-fugitive-added-to-the-fbis-ten-most-wanted-list-learn-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fye-yemen.net\/?p=103214","title":{"rendered":"Last week, the #FBI announced that Vitel\u2019Homme Innocent, leader of the Kraze Barye gang, is the 532nd fugitive added to the FBI\u2019s Ten Most Wanted list."},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">New York &#8211; Rashad Alkhader &#8211; Free Yemen Eye &#8211; From News FBI<\/p>\n<div class=\"mosaic-grid-row row\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div class=\"mosaic-grid-cell mosaic-width-full mosaic-position-leftmost col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"movable removable mosaic-tile mosaic-plone.app.standardtiles.rawhtml-tile mosaic-tile-padding-top\">\n<div class=\"mosaic-tile-content\">\n<h1>Vitel\u2019Homme Innocent Added to FBI&#8217;s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"movable removable mosaic-tile mosaic-plone.app.standardtiles.rawhtml-tile mosaic-tile-padding-top\">\n<div class=\"mosaic-tile-content\">\n<p class=\"sub-heading\">U.S. Department of State Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program offering up to $2 million<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mosaic-grid-row row\">\n<div class=\"mosaic-grid-cell mosaic-width-half mosaic-position-leftmost col-md-6\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div class=\"movable removable mosaic-tile mosaic-plone.app.standardtiles.rawhtml-tile\">\n<div class=\"mosaic-tile-content\">\n<p>The FBI, along with the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office for the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Department of State, <a href=\"http:\/\/resolveuid\/fe37ebfd495842129ec5c562e89658ea\" data-urltype=\"_direct_\" data-val=\"fe37ebfd495842129ec5c562e89658ea\" data-linktype=\"internal\">added Vitel\u2019Homme Innocent<\/a> to its <a href=\"http:\/\/resolveuid\/353be8db5f532ed94cebeb1b240bb812\" data-urltype=\"_direct_\" data-val=\"353be8db5f532ed94cebeb1b240bb812\" data-linktype=\"internal\">Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list<\/a>on November 15, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Vitel\u2019Homme is\u00a0a Haitian national and leader of the Kraze\u00a0Barye gang,\u00a0which operates in the Torcelle\u00a0and Tabarre areas of Haiti and actively participates in kidnappings for ransom, extortion, and car thefts.<\/p>\n<p>In October 2021, Kraze\u00a0Barye and the 400 Mawozo\u00a0gang allegedly kidnapped\u00a016 U.S. citizens serving as Christian missionaries near Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The group included\u00a0five children, including one as young as 8 months old. The hostages were allegedly held at gunpoint and most remained captive for 61 days before escaping. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/criminal-charges-unsealed-against-haitian-gang-leaders-kidnappings-us-citizens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-urltype=\"\/view\" data-val=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/criminal-charges-unsealed-against-haitian-gang-leaders-kidnappings-us-citizens\" data-linktype=\"external\">Vitel\u2019Homme was charged for his role in the conspiracy along with other gang leaders<\/a> on November 7, 2022<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"movable removable mosaic-tile mosaic-plone.app.standardtiles.rawhtml-tile\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div class=\"mosaic-tile-content\">\n<p>In addition, on\u00a0October 7, 2022,\u00a0Vitel\u2019Homme allegedly ordered<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_103216\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103216\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-103216 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/fye-yemen.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2554124D-8160-450C-AF98-2862A8B77343-300x206.jpeg\" alt=\"This image shows part of the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive poster for Vitel'Homme Innocent.\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fye-yemen.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2554124D-8160-450C-AF98-2862A8B77343-300x206.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/fye-yemen.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2554124D-8160-450C-AF98-2862A8B77343-1024x704.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/fye-yemen.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2554124D-8160-450C-AF98-2862A8B77343-768x528.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/fye-yemen.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2554124D-8160-450C-AF98-2862A8B77343-220x150.jpeg 220w, https:\/\/fye-yemen.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2554124D-8160-450C-AF98-2862A8B77343.jpeg 1146w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-103216\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This image shows part of the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive poster for Vitel&#8217;Homme Innocent.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>gang members to kidnap two U.S. citizens from their home iHaiti. Armed gang members allegedly forced entry into th victims&#8217; residence and attempted to kidnap them. During the kidnapping, the gang members allegedly shot and killed one of the victims. The other victim was taken into captivity and held hostage at an undisclosed location in Haiti, while\u00a0Vitel\u2019Homme participated in ransom negotiations in exchange for the victim&#8217;s release. On October 28, 2022, the gang released the remaining victim after the victim&#8217;s family paid ransom payments. A second indictment was unsealed on October 24, 2023, <a href=\"resolveuid\/7b0248433f124cd09d35569f0f2634be\" data-urltype=\"_direct_\" data-val=\"7b0248433f124cd09d35569f0f2634be\" data-linktype=\"internal\">charging Vitel\u2019Homme for his alleged role in the kidnapping<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Haitian gang leader Vitel\u2019Homme Innocent is the 532nd fugitive added to the FBI\u2019s Ten Most Wanted list for his alleged involvement in the kidnapping and killing of U.S. Citizens in Haiti,&#8221; said FBI Miami Special Agent in Charge Jeffrey B. Veltri. &#8220;The State Department is offering a reward of up to $2 million for information leading to his arrest and\/or conviction. Our resolve to bring him to account for his alleged crimes will not waver.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Vitel\u2019Homme is 37 years old and has black hair and brown\u00a0eyes. He is between 5&#8217;7&#8243; and 5&#8217;10&#8221;\u00a0tall and weighs about 150 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>Vitel\u2019Homme is believed to be in Haiti and has ties to other countries throughout the Caribbean.<\/p>\n<p>We hope that anyone who knows any information will contact us<br \/>\nIf you have any information concerning Vitel\u2019Homme, please contact your <a href=\"resolveuid\/6d82bb7e4c5d4e81824bf9edcd286b85\" data-urltype=\"_direct_\" data-val=\"6d82bb7e4c5d4e81824bf9edcd286b85\" data-linktype=\"internal\">local FBI office<\/a> or\u00a0the <a href=\"resolveuid\/b5c8a5c62196448c995292805d26d806\" data-urltype=\"_direct_\" data-val=\"b5c8a5c62196448c995292805d26d806\" data-linktype=\"internal\">nearest American Embassy or Consulate<\/a>, or\u00a0call the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324). You can also submit a tip online at <a href=\"https:\/\/tips.fbi.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-urltype=\"_direct_\" data-val=\"https:\/\/tips.fbi.gov\" data-linktype=\"external\">tips.fbi.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York &#8211; Rashad Alkhader &#8211; Free Yemen Eye &#8211; From News FBI Vitel\u2019Homme Innocent Added to FBI&#8217;s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List U.S. Department of State Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program offering up to $2 million The FBI, along with the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office for the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Department of &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":103215,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-103214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diverse-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fye-yemen.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fye-yemen.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fye-yemen.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fye-yemen.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fye-yemen.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=103214"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fye-yemen.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103214\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fye-yemen.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/103215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fye-yemen.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=103214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fye-yemen.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=103214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fye-yemen.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=103214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}