29 Members of Congress Call on Condoleezza Rice to Deny Extradition of “Dog” – The Bounty Hunter

tancredo.house.gov ^ | 10/10/2006 | Carlos Espinosa

[NapkinUser]

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Representative Tom Tancredo (R-CO) along with 28 members of Congress recently sent a letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, asking her to deny the extraction of Duane “Dog” Chapman to Mexico for bringing Max Factor heir/convicted serial rapist Andrew Luster to justice.

“Thanks to Mr. Chapman, Luster is now serving a 124-year sentence,” said Tancredo, Chairman of the Congressional Immigration Reform Caucus. “It seems that Mexican authorities are pressing this case only because they are so stung by the embarrassment of failing where Mr. Chapman succeeded.”

In 2003, bounty hunter Chapman received a tip regarding the whereabouts of Andrew Luster, the Max Factor heir who disappeared during his trial for rape. Chapman went to Mexico to act on this tip, and was accompanied by a local Mexican police officer – who he agreed to pay. He was also in communication with U.S. officials, who were aware of his activities.

Chapman successfully located Luster and apprehended him. When he arrived at the jail to book Luster, however, Chapman’s police escort was nowhere to be found. As a result, Chapman was detained for several days on a “deprivation of freedom charge” – a minor offense – and a “conspiracy” charge, which was originally dismissed by Judge Pineda (this latter charge is the crux of the extradition order because it is the only offense that Chapman has been charged with that allows him to be extradited under the treaty with Mexico - which requires the charge to carry with it at least a one-year sentence). Chapman then returned to the U.S. after posting bail.

Members who signed the letter include:

Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-CO), Rep. John Boozman (R-AR), Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX), Rep. Nathan Deal (R-GA), Rep. John Duncan (R-TN), Rep. Joel Hefley (R-CO), Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA), Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA), Rep. John Sullivan (R-OK), Rep. John Hostettler (R-IN), Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX), Rep. Sam Johnson (R-TX), Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH), Rep. Charles Taylor (R-NC), Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), Rep. Charlie Norwood (R-GA), Rep. Gil Gutknecht (R-MN), Rep. Tom Feeney (R-FL), Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Rep. Dan Burton (R-IN), Rep. Steve Pearce (R-NM), Rep. W. Todd Akin (R-MO), Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ), Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC), Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI) and Rep. Michael Sodrel (R-IN).

For a copy of the letter, please visit our website at:

http://tancredo.house.gov/Media/File/Rice%20Chapman%20Letter(1).pdf

[verum ago]

there's a lot of "R-"s on that list and I don't think I saw any "D-"s...

[Graybeard58]

Notably absent - anybody with a "D" behind their name.

[Doogle]

typical liberal no shows


"FREE THE DOG"


Doogle

[tennmountainman]

I'll "trade 1 Dog" if they also take back 12 million illegals.

[Joe Boucher]

Yeah right. I'd certainly be suprised if anyone in the Bush administration didn't kiss the ass of Mexico.

[redhead]

""FREE THE DOG"

Amen! New addition to my tagline...

[hnj_00]

not one lib/dem.....they are on the wrong side of every issue!!!

[Post-Neolithic]

I don't watch the show, just not my type, however if what I have been hearing is true then The US should tell Mexico to shove it where the sun don't shine and give Dog a medal in the process.

How anyone would want to extradite someone that catches a child molesting pervert(again assuming the story is true),is just plain inconceivable. I guess some politicians think it's ok to arrest people who catch child molesters.

[Doogle]

..jeeesss...tink I started sumtin?

[COEXERJ145]

How much does Tommy boy pay you to post all of his press releases to FR?

[JustaDumbBlonde]

I simply can not figure out the fascination with this Chapman thing and his clan.

[NapkinUser]

$100.00 a pop.

[NapkinUser]

Also, how much does the DNC pay you to trash Tancredo and other conservative republicans in these immigration threads?

[PRND21]

Dog commits crime - Dog does time
Seems pretty simple. Tancredo is a hypocrite.

[freedom1st]

I am very pleased to see my congressman, Ted Poe (R-Tx), sign the letter.

[vox humana]

Dog commits crime - Dog does time
Seems pretty simple. Tancredo is a hypocrite.

Please get all the facts before you embarrass yourself by posting ignorant statements.

Dog was playing by the rules in Mexico. He has done it many times before. Someone in Mexico double-crossed him.

[PRND21]

Please get all the facts before you embarrass yourself by posting ignorant statements. Dog was playing by the rules in Mexico.

False. Bounty hunting is illegal in Mexico.
Now you look silly.

[bluetone006]

"Dog commits crime - Dog does time"

Plueeeze - If it was England I might agree with you. Mexico has absolutely no respect for US law - they consistently ignore extradition requests etc. etc.

Screw Mexico

[bluetone006]

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