US embassy cable - 05SANTODOMINGO2727

UNCLAS SANTO DOMINGO 002727 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR WHA/CAR (MCISAAC), L/LEI (TAYLOR AND FUENTES) 
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FOR CRIM/OIA (MAZUREK, ORJALES, SOKOHL 
US MARSHAL SERVICE PLEASE PASS TO CHRIS DUDLEY 
DEA FOR OF,OFI,DO,DCO 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: CJAN, KJUS, SNAR, DR, Extraditions 
SUBJECT: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC EXTRADITES TWO FUGITIVES TO THE 
U.S. 
 
REF: A. 04 STATE 67665 
     B. 04 STATE 118552 
 
1.  (U)  On May 12, 2005, Jose Trinidad and Freddy Ignacio 
Velez Rodriguez were extradited from the Dominican Republic 
to the United States in the company of a U.S. Marshal. 
Trinidad is wanted for sentencing in the Eastern District of 
New York, where he pled guilty to fraud involving US $6 
million of illegally obtained food stamps, ref A.  Velez 
Rodriguez is wanted for sentencing in the Eastern District of 
New York, where he pled guilty to a federal drug charge, ref 
B. 
 
2.  (U)  Trinidad and Velez Rodriguez were arrested by the 
Dominican National Directorate for Drug Control (DNCD) on 
arrest warrants based on USG extradition requests.  DNCD was 
assisted by DEA agents and the US Marshals. 
 
3.  (U)  Trinidad and Velez Rodriguez are the 22nd and 23rd 
fugitives subject to extradition returned to the United 
States during the second administration of President Leonel 
Fernandez.  They are the ninth and tenth fugitives returned 
from the Dominican Republic to the United States in 2005. 
KUBISKE