Cuba Begins Returning U.S. Fugitives
Cuba is no longer a safe haven for those on the lam from the U.S., particularly if they are wanted for fraud or drugs.
Now that Raul Castro is in charge, and in what is viewed as a new indicator of cooperation with U.S. law enforcement, Cuba has been handing over wanted Americans.
The most recent is John Bradley Egan who was wanted in Utah for fraud. Egan is the third American turned over this year. Cuba also sent an accused Columbian drug lord back to Bogota.
According to the U.S., there are 60 Americans in Cuba who are wanted here on criminal charges.
Not all fugitives are being turned over though.
The highest profile fugitive that Cuba has refused to hand over is former Black Liberation Army member Assata Shakur -- also known as Joanne Chesimard -- who was convicted in the 1973 killing of a New Jersey state trooper.
Cuba has also refused to turn over fugitive financier Robert Vesco, who evaded U.S. authorities during decades on the run from charges he defrauded mutual fund investors of more than $200 million.
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