DOMINICAN FUGITIVE ACEVEDO EXTRADITED TO THE

UNCLAS SANTO DOMINGO 002739 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR WHA/CAR WARD, 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 ACEVEDO EXTRADITED TO THE UNITED STATES REF: 2005 STATE 130335 ¶1. On December 13, U.S. Marshals returned Dennys Acevedo to the United States to appear before the Supreme Court of New York, County of Kings, to face 2 counts of 2nd degree murder, as detailed in indictment number 1400/2001, filed on March 2, ¶2001. The facts contained in the indictment indicate that Acevedo, together with an accomplice, stabbed to death an individual after he inadvertently bumped into Acevedo's female companion while dining in a restaurant located in Brooklyn, NY. ¶2. The Acevedo case was brought before the Dominican government on July 21, 2005, by virtue of an Embassy diplomatic note. Following this request, the Criminal Chamber of the Dominican Supreme Court issued a provisional arrest warrant. On September 2, 2007, pursuant to that warrant, Acevedo was apprehended by officers of the Dominican Republic's National Directorate for Drug Control's fugitive apprehension unit. ¶3. Acevedo challenged his extradition before the Criminal Chamber of the Dominican Supreme Court, with the final hearing before that Court occurring on November 7, 2007. The Court upheld Acevedo's extradition. ¶4. The return of Acevedo brings to a total of 20 the Dominican-national fugitives returned through or in lieu of extradition proceedings during CY-2007 (a total of 4 for FY-2008). BULLEN