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U.S. fugitive taken in Israel 14 years after drug charge
Washington Times ^
| Thursday, October 16, 2003
| By Guy Taylor and Jerry Seper
Posted on 10/15/2003 10:57:11 PM PDT by JohnHuang2
Edited on 07/12/2004 4:09:26 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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One of the U.S. Marshals Service's "15 Most Wanted" fugitives has been taken into custody by Israeli national police, captured at a scuba-diving shop he operated in the Red Sea resort town of Eilat, Israel.
Sidney Marvin Lewis, who had eluded capture since 1990, after being charged with trying to smuggle a ton of hashish into Oregon, was arrested Oct. 9 after new leads in the case pointed to Israel, the Marshals Service said.
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TOPICS: Front Page News; Israel; News/Current Events; US: Oregon
KEYWORDS: diver; hashish; jerryseper; mostwanted; wod; wodlist
To: JohnHuang2
When she made the trip early last month, agents from the State Department's diplomatic security service photographed a man who met her at an Israeli airport who appeared to be Lewis, though they could not arrest him at the time because a 10-year statute of limitations for extraditing him had expired. But once Lewis' whereabouts were confirmed, Richard E. Lubow, a diplomatic security service agent, said authorities used a loophole in the statute. It allowed them to arrest a fugitive if they are able to prove they still were pursuing him after 10 years.
I don't know anything about extradition law, but this seems a bit confusing. The law says 10 years, but if they are still looking for him they can take him? I suppose that would be as opposed to him getting a speeding ticket in Israel and no one notices.
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posted on
10/15/2003 11:32:09 PM PDT
by
Dosa26
To: Dosa26
I don't know anything about extradition law, but this seems a bit confusing. The law says 10 years, but if they are still looking for him they can take him? I suppose that would be as opposed to him getting a speeding ticket in Israel and no one notices. This is an unrealistic scenario - given the way Israelis drive, it's obvious they aren't worried about speeding tickets.
To: JohnHuang2; *Wod_list; jmc813
One of the U.S. Marshals Service's "15 Most Wanted" fugitives [...] charged with trying to smuggle a ton of hashish into OregonHow does running hash rate one a place on the "15 Most Wanted"? Are there only 14 murderers and thieves in the USA?
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posted on
10/16/2003 6:23:10 AM PDT
by
MrLeRoy
(The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. - Jefferson)
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WOD Ping
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posted on
10/16/2003 7:59:26 AM PDT
by
jmc813
(Proud to be a Willie Brown Republican!)
To: MrLeRoy
I heard somewhere that the FBI's 10 most wanted had a high percentage of people the FBI thought they were close to arresting, for publicity. Looks good in the paper when they bring in one of the 10 most wanted every so often.
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posted on
10/16/2003 9:06:36 AM PDT
by
cryptical
To: MrLeRoy
How does running hash rate one a place on the "15 Most Wanted"? Are there only 14 murderers and thieves in the USA? Pretty much what I was thinking...
How ludicrous.
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