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People protest for the release of kidnapped missionaries near the missionaries' headquarters in Titanyen, north of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in October, 2021 (AP Photo/Joseph Odelyn)

The United States Department of State announced today a reward of $3 million for information leading to the capture of three alleged gang leaders involved in the armed kidnapping of 16 Americans in October 2021. 

The Nov. 7 announcement came as the Department of Justice brought charges against seven leaders of five Haitian gangs. Three of the charges are for the kidnapping of the Christian missionaries, held for 61 days before escaping. The other four charges are against gang leaders accused of kidnapping additional U.S. citizens in Haiti.

Overview:

Seven Haitian gang leaders charged in relation to last year’s kidnapping of 16 American missionaries — $3 million reward offered for information.

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J.O. Haselhoef is the author of “Give & Take: Doing Our Damnedest NOT to be Another Charity in Haiti.” She co-founded "Yonn Ede Lot" (One Helping Another), a nonprofit that partnered with volunteer groups in La Montagne ("Lamontay"), Haiti from 2007-2013. She is a 2022 Fellow for the Columbia School of Journalism's Age Boom Academy. She writes and lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.