{"id":2100264,"date":"2023-11-15T20:27:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T01:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/haitian-gang-leader-accused-of-kidnapping-killing-americans-added-to-fbis-10-most-wanted-list\/"},"modified":"2023-11-15T20:28:22","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T01:28:22","slug":"haitian-gang-leader-accused-of-kidnapping-killing-americans-added-to-fbis-10-most-wanted-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/haitian-gang-leader-accused-of-kidnapping-killing-americans-added-to-fbis-10-most-wanted-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Haitian Gang Leader Accused Of Kidnapping, Killing Americans Added To FBI\u2019s 10 Most Wanted List"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhaitian-gang-leader-accused-of-kidnapping-killing-americans-added-to-fbis-10-most-wanted-list%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2100264&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-image-show-co-conspirators-in-ghislaine-maxwells-criminal-case\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Image Show \u2018Co-Conspirators\u2019 In Ghislaine Maxwell\u2019s Criminal Case?\">image shows part<\/a> \u2064of the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive poster for Vitel\u2019Homme Innocent. (Photo via: FBI)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/abril-elfi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Abril Elfi<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>5:27\u200c PM \u2013 Wednesday, November 15, 2023<\/h3>\n<p>A leader of a Haitian gang who has allegedly kidnapped and killed United States citizens has been added to the FBI\u2019s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fbi.gov\/news\/stories\/vitel-homme-innocent-added-to-fbis-ten-most-wanted-fugitives-list\">FBI announced <\/a>that they have added \u2063the Haitian man, Vitel\u2019Homme Innocent, to their most wanted list after he\u2062 allegedly kidnapped 16 American\u200c Christian missionaries serving near Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and killed \u2063one in a separate\u200c incident.<\/p>\n<p>Reports claim that the hostages were held captive 61 days before they finally managed to escape. The hostages included five children,\u2062 one as young as 8-months-old. <\/p>\n<p>Innocent is also \u2062accused of participating in a second hostage-taking incident in which\u200b one U.S. citizen was murdered, according to an unsealed indictment that surfaced\u2063 in October 2023.<\/p>\n<p>According to authorities, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-naacp-leader-killed-in-gang-shootout-during-caribbean-vacation\/\" title=\"Virginia NAACP Leader Killed In Gang Shootout During Caribbean Vacation\">gang members shot<\/a> and killed American Marie Odette Franklin, while her husband was kidnapped\u2063 and held captive at an unidentified location in Haiti. Innocent allegedly participated\u200d in ransom discussions for Jean Franklin\u2019s release while he was imprisoned.<\/p>\n<p>Special Agent Jeffrey B.\u2063 Veltri in charge of the FBI Miami \u200cField Office stated that the gang leader\u2063 is the 532<sup>nd<\/sup> fugitive added to the ten most wanted list and that \u200dthe State Department is offering a reward of up\u200c to $2,000,0000 for information leading to \u2062his arrest.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cHaitian gang leader Vitel\u2019Homme Innocent is the 532nd fugitive added to the FBI\u2019s Ten Most Wanted list \u200dfor his alleged \u2063involvement in the kidnapping and killing \u2063of U.S. citizens in Haiti,\u201d said Veltri. \u201cThe State \u200cDepartment is offering a reward of up to $2,000,0000 \u200cfor information\u2063 leading to his arrest and\/or\u200d conviction. Our resolve to bring him to account for his alleged crimes will not waver. I want to thank the\u2063 State Department\u2019s Diplomatic Security Service and the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office for\u200c the District of Columbia for\u2062 their \u200cclose cooperation and partnership investigating these cases.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According\u2062 to the \u200dFBI, even though Innocent is believed to be \u2062residing in Haiti, he has ties to other Caribbean\u2063 countries. <\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive \u2062breaking news blasts directly\u200b to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Los Angeles filmmaker\u200d Joel Gilbert tells One America News that the Democrat\u200c Party has \u201cset up\u201d Michelle Obama to be the official\u200b Democratic Nominee in the 2024\u2062 Presidential race. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Xi Jinping chums it up with Biden\u200c in San Francisco, the UN issues a hollow ceasefire and an \u2062NYC Mayor staffer is suspended.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>While \u2064the War in Israel rages on, President \u2064Biden \u2064meets with China\u2019s President Xi Jinping hoping \u2064to use China\u2019s influence to \u2063deter other foreign actors from taking advantage of the conflict. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A new report\u200d claims that some State \u200cDepartment officials\u2063 are dissatisfied with the Biden Administration\u2019s support of Israel.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Starlink has secured a contract to offer free internet in Mexico until the end of 2026.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>U.S. lawmakers asked Apple Inc to explain\u200b the abrupt end of political\u2064 comedian Jon Stewart\u2019s television \u2063show on its streaming service.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Elon Musk denied a report that his rocket company SpaceX was discussing an IPO for its\u2064 satellite\u2064 internet business, \u200dStarlink.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Chinese companies are buying up U.S. chipmaking equipment despite\u2063 a raft of new\u2064 export curbs aimed at advances in the country\u2019s semiconductor industry.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> Which U.S. government agencies are \u2064collaborating with the FBI to investigate Innocent&#8217;s crimes and bring \u200bhim to justice<\/h2>\n<p><span>  &#8220;A \u2063Haitian Gang Leader Added to \u200cFBI&#8217;s Ten Most Wanted \u200dFugitives \u2062List&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On \u2064Wednesday, the \u2063FBI announced the addition of Vitel\u2019Homme Innocent, \u200ca leader of a Haitian gang, to their\u2063 Ten Most \u2064Wanted Fugitives list. Innocent is \u2062allegedly involved in the kidnapping and killing of \u200dUnited States citizens.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u2064 reports, Innocent is accused of kidnapping 16\u200c American \u200cChristian missionaries who were serving near \u200cPort-au-Prince, Haiti. The \u2064hostages were held captive for 61 days before they\u200d managed to \u2064escape. \u2064The group consisted of both adults and children, with one child being as\u2063 young as 8\u2062 months\u200c old.<\/p>\n<p>In a\u200d separate incident, Innocent is also accused of \u2062participating \u2064in\u2064 another hostage-taking incident where one U.S. citizen was murdered. \u2062An unsealed\u200b indictment \u200cin October 2023 revealed that Innocent allegedly shot and \u200bkilled Marie Odette Franklin, while \u2062her husband,\u200d Jean Franklin, was kidnapped \u2063and held captive\u2064 in an \u2062undisclosed location in Haiti. Innocent\u2064 is said \u2064to have been involved in ransom discussions for Jean Franklin&#8217;s release while he was still imprisoned.<\/p>\n<p>Special Agent Jeffrey B. Veltri, in charge\u200c of \u200cthe\u2063 FBI Miami \u2063Field Office, stated\u200d that Innocent\u2064 is the 532nd\u200b fugitive to be added to the \u2062ten most wanted list. The State Department is offering \u2062a reward of up to $2,000,000 for information leading to his arrest.<\/p>\n<p>Agent Veltri emphasized\u200b the FBI&#8217;s determination to\u2062 bring Innocent\u2063 to\u200d justice, stating, &#8220;Our resolve to bring him to account for his\u200c alleged crimes will not waver.&#8221; He also expressed gratitude to the\u200b State Department&#8217;s\u200b Diplomatic Security Service and the U.S. Attorney&#8217;s Office for \u2063the District of \u2064Columbia for their cooperation in investigating these cases.<\/p>\n<p>Although \u200bInnocent is believed to be residing in Haiti, the FBI has \u200chighlighted his ties to other Caribbean countries. The\u2063 authorities urge the public \u200bto stay informed and report any relevant information. <\/p>\n<p>In conclusion,\u2063 the addition \u2064of Vitel\u2019Homme Innocent \u200bto the FBI&#8217;s \u2064Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list marks a \u200bsignificant step towards bringing a leader\u2063 of a Haitian gang involved in the kidnapping and killing of U.S. citizens to justice. The State Department&#8217;s\u200b reward signifies the seriousness with which \u200cthe \u2063government is \u2063taking this matter.\u200c The FBI encourages \u2062the public to remain vigilant and\u200d cooperate\u200c in any way \u2063possible to ensure \u200cInnocent&#8217;s arrest and conviction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This image shows part of the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive poster for Vitel\u2019Homme Innocent. 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