Close Associate of Barbecue, Richardson Bazile, Faces U.S. Charges for Funding Gangs

Richardson Bazile, a Haitian-American living in North Carolina who describes himself as a “close friend of Jimmy Chérizier, alias Barbecue,” has been indicted for violating 50 U.S.C. 1705 (International Emergency Economic Powers Act) after making numerous money transfers to gangs between 2020 and 2025.

Details in the indictment identify Chérizier as a co-conspirator alongside five Haitian nationals and two other Haitian-born U.S. citizens, in addition to Richardson Bazile. The names of these individuals we