Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09SANSALVADOR705
2009-07-28 19:09:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy San Salvador
Cable title:
INFORMATION REQUEST REGARDING VILLATORO EXTRADITION
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UNCLAS SAN SALVADOR 000705
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV KJUS ES
SUBJECT: INFORMATION REQUEST REGARDING VILLATORO EXTRADITION
UNCLAS SAN SALVADOR 000705
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV KJUS ES
SUBJECT: INFORMATION REQUEST REGARDING VILLATORO EXTRADITION
1. (U) Post received a copy of a letter from Jose Herbert
Romero, the President of the Committee of People Affected by
the OBC Stockbroker Firm, on July 9. OBC is an investment
and brokerage firm located in El Salvador that has been
accused of defrauding clients of USD 8.9 million. The
letter, addressed to Congressman James McGovern, requests
information regarding the extradition of Julio Eduardo
Villatoro Monteagudo, who has been charged by the Salvadoran
government with fraud and money laundering in the OBC case.
Villatoro was born in El Salvador, but holds U.S. citizenship.
2. (U) Villatoro was arrested in Miami on November 2, 2007
pursuant to a request for provisional arrest from the
Government of El Salvador (GOES). On December 9, 2008, a
U.S. Magistrate Judge found Villatoro extraditable and
certified the case to the Secretary. Villatoro filed a writ
of habeus corpus with the U.S. District Court for the
Southern District of Florida on January 30, 2009. The
District Court denied the writ on June 30, 2009. Villatoro
had 10 days to appeal the ruling. It is unclear if he has
filed an appeal.
BLAU
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV KJUS ES
SUBJECT: INFORMATION REQUEST REGARDING VILLATORO EXTRADITION
1. (U) Post received a copy of a letter from Jose Herbert
Romero, the President of the Committee of People Affected by
the OBC Stockbroker Firm, on July 9. OBC is an investment
and brokerage firm located in El Salvador that has been
accused of defrauding clients of USD 8.9 million. The
letter, addressed to Congressman James McGovern, requests
information regarding the extradition of Julio Eduardo
Villatoro Monteagudo, who has been charged by the Salvadoran
government with fraud and money laundering in the OBC case.
Villatoro was born in El Salvador, but holds U.S. citizenship.
2. (U) Villatoro was arrested in Miami on November 2, 2007
pursuant to a request for provisional arrest from the
Government of El Salvador (GOES). On December 9, 2008, a
U.S. Magistrate Judge found Villatoro extraditable and
certified the case to the Secretary. Villatoro filed a writ
of habeus corpus with the U.S. District Court for the
Southern District of Florida on January 30, 2009. The
District Court denied the writ on June 30, 2009. Villatoro
had 10 days to appeal the ruling. It is unclear if he has
filed an appeal.
BLAU