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Cassy, who was designated as a corrupt actor by the U.S. State Department in 2023, was accused by Haiti's police in February of backing who launched , a wealthy neighborhood 10 kilometers (6 miles) outside Port-su-Prince, that had been largely untouched by Haiti's gang violence. Dozens of people were killed in the February attacks including farmers who worked in the nearby hills and a 2-month-old baby.

Gangs according to the United Nations, and in recent months they have been launching attacks on previously peaceful communities in order to seize more territory.

More than 5,6000 people were reported killed in Haiti last year, with gang violence leaving homeless in recent years, according to the U.N.