EMBASSY LISBON'S OCTOBER 2008 VISAS VIPER REPORT

C O N F I D E N T I A L LISBON 002711

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E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/14/2018
TAGS: KVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC PO
SUBJECT: EMBASSY LISBON'S OCTOBER 2008 VISAS VIPER REPORT

REF: A. LISBON 00001443

B. LISBON 00002649

Classified By: Consul Kathryn Fitrell, reasons 1.4 (b,d)


1. (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Lisbon's Visas Viper Program (VVP)
Committee met on November 3, 2008. This month, Post submits
the name of an American citizen fugitive, wanted in the U.S.
for criminal, terrorist activities, a Syrian national with
links to an Al-Qa'ida fundraising operative, and 14 members
of a neo-Nazi skinhead organization convicted last month in
Portugal. END SUMMARY.


2. (U) Allan Guedes Sharif is a wanted U.S. fugitive for
threatening to use a weapon of mass destruction and making
bomb threat hoaxes in connection with attempted bank
robberies in Miami and Florida in 2007. He fled to Portugal
and acquired Portuguese citizenship to avoid extradition to
the U.S. (Note: The Portuguese Constitution bars the
extradition of Portuguese nationals with exception of those
involved in terrorist activities or international organized
crime). He was arrested in June by Portuguese authorities on
suspicion of fraud, extortion, and leading a transnational
crime ring from Portugal. (see REFTEL A). In February 2008,
the Department of Justice (DOJ) requested Sharif's
extradition, claiming that his activities in connection with
the U.S. bank robberies constituted terrorism, however, the
Ministry of Justice rejected the request last month (see
REFTEL B). Sharif is currently incarcerated in Portugal.
Biodata is as follows.


3. (U) Name: Allan Guedes Sharif
DPOB: June 26, 1979, New York, NY
AKA: David Guedes Sharif (Sharif has used his brother's name
to apply for an American passport)
He has a P6C2 hit in CLASS, entered January 8, 2004. UID#:
DOSPTPLT341431 1.


4. (C) The Embassy's Regional Affairs Office provided
information on Hade Sayjare, stating he has been in continued
contact with Ibrahim Buisir. Buisir was designated by the
U.S. Treasury Department in October 2004 as being connected
with Al-Qa'ida-linked fundraising activities. According to
information available to USG, Buisir directed a European
Al-Qa'ida cell that supports operations by arranging travel
and accommodations in Europe. Biodata is as follows.


2. (U) Name: Sayjare, Hade
AKA Say Dare, Hade
AKA Sayjara, Hade
AKA Ay Jare, Hade
AKA Sijre, Hadi Faisal
DPOB: 18 June 1971, Al Jest, Syria.
Passport #: JS/98#3802733
He has a "00" hit in CLASS, which was entered November 27,

2006. UID#: TSC2507470.


3. (C) The Portuguese's counter-terrorism unit of the
Judicial Police (PJ) provided names of several members and
sympathizers of the Portuguese chapter of the neo-Nazi
extremist organization, Hammerskin Nation, who were convicted
last month. In April 2007, the PJ launched a sting operation
to target members of this skinhead organization and detained
more than 30 individuals. During searches, the PJ uncovered
weapons, ammunition and Nazi propaganda material. The PJ
believes the organization has increased it activities,
widening its scope across Europe and the U.S. After a six
month trial, 29 individuals were convicted and sentenced. The
decision is currently under appeal and the individuals cannot
serve their sentences until the Appeal Court's decision.
Biodata on the most prominent members and connected
sympathizers are as follows. None of the individuals has hits
in CLASS.


4. (U) Name: Valente Machado, Mario Rui. DPOB: 03 August
1976, Lisbon, Portugal. Portuguese ID#: 10717766. He is
considered the leader of the Hammerskins Nation.

Name: Da Costa Maia, Paulo Alexandre. DPOB: 22 January 1974,
Lisbon, Portugal. No ID information available.

Name: Torres Nogueira, Pedro Isaque. DPOB: 22 July 1975,
Lisbon, Portugal. Portuguese ID#: 10572927.
Name: Malheiro Amorim, Jose Antonio. DPOB: 23 April 1974,
Ponte de Lima, Portugal. Portuguese ID#: 10346602.

Name: Rosa, Francisco Gregorio. DPOB: 29 June 1969, France.
Portuguese ID#: 09952930 (Dual French-Portuguese national).

Name: Duarte Neves Correia, Paulo Jorge. DPOB: 6 Feb 1972,
Lisbon, Portugal. No ID information available.

Name: Jesus da Florencia, Paulo Cesar. DPOB: 27 August 1975,
Peniche, Portugal. Portuguese ID#: 10498429.

Name: De Almeida da Silva Monteiro, Bruno Miguel. DPOB: 12
June 1984, Lisbon, Portugal. Portuguese ID#: 12606339.

Name: Leitao, Vasco Mamede. DPOB: 10 October 1974, Lisbon,
Portugal. Portuguese ID#: No ID information available.

Name: DeBonnet, Phillipe. DPOB: 10 June 1968, France. No ID
information available.

Name: Cortegaca Jacinto, Tiago Ruben. DPOB: 18 February 1969,
Lisbon, Portugal. No ID information available.

Name: Santos Pinto, Nelson Miguel. DPOB: 25 May 1983, Lisbon,
Portugal. Portugese ID#: 12367062.

Name: Themudo da Silva, Nuno Miguel Pedro. DPOB: 19 March
1972, Lisbon, Portugal. Portuguese ID#: 10115296.

Name: Francisco Cordeiro, Diogo Filipe. AKA: Francisco
Coelho, Diogo Filipe. DPOB: 27 August 1983, Peniche,
Portugal. Portuguese ID#: 12112484.


5. (U) Post's VVP Coordinator is Consul Kathryn Fitrell, Tel.
(011) 351-770-2414, e-mail address: Fitrellk@state.gov.



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