Tried in Texas Colombian Attorney Gets Prison Time Over FARC Scam for Drug Traffickers HEAD TOPICS
Tried in Texas Colombian Attorney Gets Prison Time Over FARC Scam for Drug Traffickers
10/22/2022 3:30:00 PM A U S judge in Texas sentenced Maritza Claudia Fernanda Lorza Ramirez to 90 months in prison
Maritza Claudia Fernanda Lorza Ramirez Revolutionary Armed Forces Of Colombia
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Ramirez's attorney, Alexei Schacht, took issue with the government's approach to the case from start to finish, describing it as 'an example of how the war on drugs has gone off of the rails.' A U S judge in Texas sentenced Maritza Claudia Fernanda Lorza Ramirez to 90 months in prison Although FARC’s political insurgency did at times include overlap with narco-trafficking, U.S. authorities say Guerrero had never been a member of the militant group.El TiempoRamirez had provided false information to include at least six of the high-profile drug traffickers on the FARC amnesty list “Ramirez offered services to Colombian drug traffickers, who were not members of the FARC, promising them they could be fraudulently placed on the FARC list and avoid extradition to and prosecution in the United States,” U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston said in a release Thursday. Read more:
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According to the original indictment, the Colombian attorney informed the drug traffickers she could “corruptly” have their names added to the list and help block any potential extradition to the U.03:10 TEXAS (CBSDFW.Oct 22, 2022, 10:00 AM Description In collaboration with The State Fair of Texas, Newsradio 1080 KRLD introduces you to Around The State Fair, a specially dedicated event guide to everything that is going on around The State Fair of Texas this fall, 2022.Email Texas governor debate did little to change people's minds, recent poll shows The poll released by the Marist Institute for Public Opinion showed Republican Gov. S., where they were facing federal court cases. 21 shows Republican Governor Greg Abbott with an 11-percentage point lead over Democrat Beto O'Rourke, 54% to 43%. In exchange, the “large-scale” drug traffickers paid the attorney more than $3 million, court documents say. In one instance, Ramirez reportedly met with Juan Carlos Melo Guerrero in June 2017, promising to help nix any extradition efforts in exchange for more than half a million dollars. Governor Dan Patrick leads Democrat Mike Collier by 15-percentage points, 51% to 36%, and Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton has a 14-percentage point lead over Democrat Rochelle Garza, 51% to 37%. The lawyer assured Guerrero she was working with a Texas-based Drug Enforcement Administration agent on his case, according to court documents. The poll shows Gov. Although FARC’s political insurgency did at times include overlap with narco-trafficking, U. Joshua Blank, research director for the Texas Politics Project said Friday,"It feels like a pretty normal Texas election in a lot of ways given the fact that, and part of that is to say, it's not as though we're seeing dramatic shifts in the electorate that would make you think this is going to be something different or off the trend line or unusual.S. authorities say Guerrero had never been a member of the militant group. Dallas County's Republican Party Chair, Jennifer Stoddard Hajdu said Friday they have campaigned hard on the issues voters are most concerned about. The U.S. Blank said,"I think ultimately the national storyline has won out over the local storyline. The UT-Texas Politics Project did that showed Abbott with a 5-point lead. in 2019, as reported by the Colombian daily El Tiempo . She was arrested at the El Dorado International Airport in Bogota." After the U. When the extradition was approved in 2021, Colombia’s then Minister of Justice, Wilson Ruiz Orejuela, reportedly said Ramirez had provided false information to include at least six of the high-profile drug traffickers on the FARC amnesty list . The Department of Justice says her efforts interfered with ongoing prosecutions in the U. Supreme Court overturned Roe v.S. Libertarian candidate Shanna Steele received support from 5% of people surveyed. and prompted the defendants to refuse cooperation with American investigators and authorities. Texas Democrats have focused their efforts on reproductive rights and Dallas County's Democratic Party Chair Kristy Noble said Friday the polls don't reflect the opportunity their party has. “Ramirez offered services to Colombian drug traffickers, who were not members of the FARC, promising them they could be fraudulently placed on the FARC list and avoid extradition to and prosecution in the United States,” U.S."I believe there's a story under the surface that isn't being told, but I think will be told on election day. Attorney Brit Featherston said in a release Thursday. “Not only did Ramirez’s actions pervert the rule of law and the peace process in Colombia, but they also hindered ongoing investigations which facilitated the flow of illegal drugs into the U. "For most people, they've been voting with their abortion politics all along and this just becomes incorporated in the environment, which really means the chance for a seismic shift is really limited when you consider it that way," Blank said. 24 and runs through Nov. S. by protecting dangerous drug traffickers,” Featherstone added. Blank said,"The issue is the Democrats have and continue to have a hard time mobilizing those voters the same rates as Republicans in a state where there are more Republican voters than Democratic voters. tweet this The investigation included the involvement of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s offices in Dallas and Miami and Colombian authorities, among other law enforcement agencies. The FARC peace deal put an end to more than five decades of armed conflict in Colombia, with the militant group eventually disarming and forfeiting its weapons to the United Nations." Blank said,"I think the goal for a candidate like Collier was to saddle Patrick and Republicans with these failures. In recent years, several alleged high-level drug dealers from Latin America were extradited to Texas and tried or convicted on federal charges. In August, Nicaraguan citizen , where he’s facing trial on charges stemming for his alleged manufacturing and distribution of cocaine he knew would be sold in the U." For his part, Patrick has spent the fall on a bus tour through rural areas in Texas.S. In May, former Mexican Gulf cartel leader to stand trial on charges stemming from allegedly distributing cocaine in the U." In the Attorney General's race, Paxton's lead over Garza comes after he won a bruising primary fight against three well-funded challengers with statewide name recognition who sharply criticized his legal troubles.S. In October 2021, U. He also is reportedly under investigation by the FBI after various top officials he hired at the Attorney General's Office came forward to publicly accuse him of bribery. S. District Judge Amos L. Blank said,"Voters have already voted for Ken Paxton while he's under indictment and they've re-elected him. Mazzant dealt , a Guatemalan citizen, a life sentence in a case that involved charges related to pumping drugs to cartel networks in South and Central America and working closely with armed guerilla fighters, including FARC. KEEP THE DALLAS OBSERVER FREE." He also cited Paxton's defense of President Donald Trump before many other Republicans did.. . I think polling shows she's made some pretty good progress but ultimately like all Democrats in Texas, it's a very big state, very expensive to campaign in and it's really hard to break through. Since we started the Dallas Observer , it has been defined as the free, independent voice of Dallas, and we'd like to keep it that way. With local media under siege, it's more important than ever for us to rally support behind funding our local journalism. Jennifer Stoddard Hajdu, the Republican Party Chair said,"I don't see complacency at all on the part of Republicans. You can help by participating in our"I Support" program, allowing us to keep offering readers access to our incisive coverage of local news, food and culture with no paywalls. ." Kristy Noble, the Democratic Party Chair said,"From our perspective, if we as Democrats, strong Democrats, low propensity Democrats who don't vote as often as we would like them to, we turn out, we run the table.