Germine Joly, the Haitian gang leader who ran a gunrunning conspiracy and kidnapping racket from the inside of a Haitian jail, denied any gang affiliation or role in the kidnapping of 16 U.S ...

Germine Joly, once one of the most powerful gang leaders in Haiti – even when he was behind prison bars – has been found guilty of kidnapping 16 U.S. citizens who worked in Haiti as missionaries.

Germine Joly, whom authorities said led the 400 Mawozo gang in Haiti, will be sentenced later this year following Friday’s conviction at a federal courthouse in Washington, D.C. Joly ...