US embassy cable - 05SANTODOMINGO2752

UNCLAS SANTO DOMINGO 002752 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
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, KCRM, SNAR, Extraditions 
SUBJECT: DOMINICAN FUGITIVE WAIVES EXTRADITION RIGHTS, 
RETURNS TO U.S. 
 
REF: A. 02 STATE 41777 
 
     B. 03 STATE 220136 
     C. 04 STATE 132628 
     D. 04 SANTO DOMINGO 0744 
 
1.  (U)  On May 14, 2005, fugitive Ramon Cabral Veras was 
returned to the United States' territory of Puerto Rico in 
the company of a U.S. Marshal.  Cabral Veras is wanted by the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to stand trial on charges of 
embezzlement.  He is charged in three separate complaints of 
embezzlement at the level of aggravated felony because the 
monies embezzled or illegally misappropriated were public 
funds belonging to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, ref a and 
c. 
 
2.  (SBU)  The USG originally requested the extradition of 
Cabral Veras in March 2002.  In Spring 2003, multiple sources 
informed Embassy officers that Cabral Veras had been arrested 
by Dominican authorities and subsequently released.  The USG 
never received formal notification of the arrest or of the 
release, ref b and d.  In June 2004, the USG made a second 
formal request for the extradition of Cabral Veras, ref c. 
Cabral Veras remained free until his arrest by the National 
Directorate for Drug Control (DNCD) on May 12. 
 
3.  (SBU)  Cabral Veras was interrogated by Dominican 
Assistant Attorney General Gisela Cueto on the morning of May 
13, 2005.  The Dominican Asst. AG informed the Embassy 
immediately that Cabral Veras wished to waive his rights to 
an extradition hearing in front of the Criminal Chamber of 
the Supreme Court, and return voluntarily to Puerto Rico as 
quickly as possible so that he could begin plea negotiations 
with the Puerto Rican authorities.  Cabral Veras executed a 
witnessed, notarized affidavit indicating his desire to 
return voluntarily to Puerto Rico. 
 
4.  (U)  The return of Cabral Veras marks the 24th fugitive 
subject to extradition who as been returned to the United 
States during the second administration of President Leonel 
Fernandez.  He is the 11th fugitive returned from the 
Dominican Republic to the United States in 2005. 
HERTELL