DOMINICAN FUGITIVE REQUESTED IN EXTRADITION

UNCLAS SANTO DOMINGO 002118 SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR WHA/CAR (MCISAAC),L/LEI (TAYLOR AND FUENTES) DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FOR CRIM/OIA (MAZUREK, ORJALES, SOKOHL) US MARSHAL SERVICE PLEASE PASS TO CHRIS DUDLEY DEA FOR OF, OFI, DO, DCO E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: CJAN KCRM SNAR DR SUBJECT: DOMINICAN FUGITIVE REQUESTED IN EXTRADITION CONFIRMED DECEASED REF: 03 STATE 267148 ¶1. (U) This cable contains and action request. See paragraph 3. ¶2. (U) The Dominican National Directorate for Drug Control (DNCD) informed Embassy-Santo Domingo that fugitive Christian Toribio, ref A, wanted to stand trial in Kings County, New York on murder, assault and firearms charges, is deceased. The DNCD provided a copy of the interment certification indicating that Toribio was buried in the city of Moca on June 15, 2001. The interment certificate does not list the cause of death, however, Toribio would have been 73 on the date of his burial. Emboff consulted with the Assistant Attorney General in charge of extradition cases who confirmed that this document is sufficient to confirm the death of Toribio. ¶3. (U) Embassy requests L/LEI to notify DOJ/OIA and the local prosecutor's office of the death of this fugitive. Embassy Santo Domingo considers this extradition case closed. HERTELL