US and Cuba in talks to bring cop-killer back to America
By Joe Tacopino June 4, 2016 | 2:12am
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US and Cuban officials are reportedly discussing an exchange that could
bring New Jersey cop killer Joanne Chesimard back to American soil.
The talks between the two countries, which have normalized diplomatic
relations, could also send notorious Cuban spy Ana Montes back to the
Caribbean nation, according to NBC.
"Cuba has been a haven for US fugitives," a federal law-enforcement
official told NBC.
Chesimard, a former Black Panther and an aunt of hip hop legend Tupac
Shakur, escaped prison in 1979 after she was convicted of killing a New
Jersey state trooper. She has been hiding out in Havana since the mid-1980s.
Chesimard, also known as Assata Shakur, is the only woman on the FBI's
list of most-wanted terrorists.
Montes had been a senior analyst for Cuban affairs with the Defense
Intelligence Agency.
On Sept. 21, 2001, Montes was arrested and charged with conspiracy to
commit espionage for Cuba.
She was sentenced to 25 years in prison and is scheduled to be sprung in
2023.
Source: US and Cuba in talks to bring cop-killer back to America | New
York Post -
http://nypost.com/2016/06/04/us-and-cuba-in-talks-to-bring-cop-killer-back-to-america/
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