DOMINICAN FUGITIVE WILLIAM MORALES EXTRADITED TO

UNCLAS SANTO DOMINGO 001395 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR WHA/CAR SEARBY, L/LEI FOR TORRES AND MUELLER DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FOR CRIM/OIA ORJALES AND ESTABROOK US MARSHALS SERVICE PLEASE PASS TO JIM SCHIELD DEA FOR OF,OFI,DO,DCO E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR SUBJECT: DOMINICAN FUGITIVE WILLIAM MORALES EXTRADITED TO THE UNITED STATES REF: STATE 49192 ¶1. On June 7, 2006, U.S. Marshals returned William Ricardo Morales Alvarez to the United States to stand trial in the State of New York (County of New York) for murder (2nd degree),as detailed in indictment number 1899-03, filed on April 17, 2003. As laid out in the indictment, Morales shot to death Jaime Perez after the latter developed a relationship with Morales' ex-wife. Morales allegedly shot Perez 4 times, including when Perez was fleeing, with the last shot coming when Perez was prone and pleading for his life. ¶2. This case was brought before the Dominican government on April 23, 2007, by virtue of an Embassy diplomatic note. Shortly afterward, on May 29, 2007, the Criminal Chamber of the Dominican Supreme Court issued a provisional arrest warrant based on the USG request for extradition. ¶3. Morales was apprehended by Dominican authorities on May 30, 2007. A knowing, intelligent, and voluntary waiver of his right to challenge extradition was executed before the Criminal Chamber of the Dominican Supreme Court prior to his return to the United States. ¶4. The return of Morales marks the 20th Dominican-national fugitive returned through or in lieu of extradition proceedings during CY-2007 (the 11th for FY-2007). BULLEN