THREE DOMINICAN FUGITIVES RETURNED TO THE UNITED

UNCLAS SANTO DOMINGO 003381 SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR WHA/CAR (MCISAAC) AND L/LEI (TAYLOR, MUELLER) DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FOR CRIM/OIA (ORJALES, MIHAS) US MARSHAL SERVICE PLEASE PASS TO JIM SHIELDS DEA FOR OF, OFI, DO AND DCO E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: CJAN KJUS SNAR DR SUBJECT: THREE DOMINICAN FUGITIVES RETURNED TO THE UNITED STATES REF: A. 03 STATE 258689 ¶B. STATE 91651 ¶C. STATE 95607 ¶1. (U) On June 24, 2005, three fugitives were returned to the United States in the company of U.S. Marshals. Juan Rincon is wanted to stand trial in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York, on murder, kidnapping, unlawful imprisonment, burglary and conspiracy offenses, ref ¶A. Rincon exercised his rights to challenge the U.S. extradition request in the Criminal Chamber of the Dominican Supreme Court. The Dominican Supreme Court found the U.S. extradition request valid, denied Rincon's challenges and instructed the executive branch to prepare a final extradition decree. ¶2. (U) Ramon Perez Ferreras is wanted to stand trial in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on conspiracy to launder money derived from unlawful activity (narcotics trafficking),ref B. Luis Ricardo Reyes Mendoza is wanted to stand trial in the same jurisdiction on federal narcotics charges, ref C. Both Perez Ferreras and Reyes Mendoza waived their rights to extradition hearings in front of the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court and executed witnessed, notarized affidavits indicating their desire to return voluntarily to the United States. ¶3. (U) Rincon, Perez Ferreras and Reyes Mendoza were all arrested by the Dominican National Directorate for Drug Control (DNCD) on arrest warrants issued pursuant to USG requests for extradition. ¶4. (U) The return of these three men mark the 32nd through 34th fugitives subject to extradition who have been returned to the United States during the second administration of President Leonel Fernandez. They are the 18th - 20th fugitives returned from the Dominican Republic to the United States in 2005. HERTELL