US embassy cable - 05SANTODOMINGO3230

UNCLAS SANTO DOMINGO 003230 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR WHA/CAR (MCISAAC) AND L/LEI (TAYLOR, FUENTES 
AND MUELLER) 
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FOR CRIM/OIA (ORJALES) 
US MARSHAL SERVICE PLEASE PASS TO CHRIS DUDLEY 
DEA FOR OF, OFI, DO AND DCO 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: CJAN, CVIS, SNAR, DR, Extraditions 
SUBJECT: THREE DOMINICANS WAIVE EXTRADITION RIGHTS, RETURN 
TO THE U.S. 
 
REF: A. STATE 91579 
     B. STATE 91598 
     C. STATE 95607 
 
1.  (U)  On June 16, 2005, three fugitives were returned to 
the United States in the company of U.S. Marshals.  Jose Abel 
Burdiez de Leon is wanted to stand trial in the U.S. District 
Court for the Southern District of New York on conspiracy to 
launder money derived from unlawful activity (narcotics 
trafficking) charges, ref A; Richard Mejia Pena is wanted in 
the same jurisdiction on the same charges, ref B; and Carlos 
Villavizar Guzman is wanted to stand trial in the U.S. 
District Court for the Southern District of New York on 
federal narcotics charges, ref C. 
 
2.  (U)  Burdiez de Leon and Villavizar Guzman were arrested 
by the Dominican National Directorate for Drug Control (DNCD) 
on arrest warrants issued pursuant to USG requests for 
extradition.  Mejia Pena surrendered voluntarily to DNCD 
agents upon learning of the arrest warrant issued against 
him.  All three fugitives waived their rights to extradition 
hearings in front of the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme 
Court and executed witnessed, notarized affidavits indicating 
their desire to return voluntarily to the United States. 
 
3.  (U)  The return of these three men mark the 28th through 
31st fugitives subject to extradition who have been returned 
to the United States during the second administration of 
President Leonel Fernandez.  They are the 15th - 17th 
fugitives returned from the Dominican Republic to the United 
States in 2005. 
Hertell