U.S. Attorney joins search and Sobeida Felix Figueroa
BRASILIA .- The Attorney General of the United States, Eric Holder, coordinated with its counterpart from the Dominican Republic, Radhames Jiménez Peña, help with the effort in the capture and arrest of the fugitive Puerto Rican Jose David Figueroa, and Dominican Sobeida Feliz Morel, for which will instruct all agencies under their direction, FBI, DEA, and U.S. Marshalls, to work in coordination with the Dominican authorities. The attorneys met in Brasilia, in a bilateral meeting which addressed several issues that are of interest to both nations.
In analyzing the situation of the Puerto Rican fugitive, Judge Jimenez gave his U.S. counterpart know all the details of the case, Holder pledging to offer your help to locate them.
Attorney Holder acknowledged and appreciated the great efforts made by the Attorney General of the Dominican Republic in its fight against drug trafficking and organized crime. Also appreciated the efforts made by that institution for the benefit of the professionalization and institutionalization of the public ministry of the Dominican Republic.
Also said he is aware of the large Prison Reform that is being carried out in the country under the leadership of Attorney General's Office.
Within the framework of international legal cooperation develop both institutions, addressed the issues of extradition, money laundering, drug trafficking and trafficking of people.
Prosecutors agreed to establish a commission of experts from both institutions to work on drafting a convention aimed at regulating all matters relating to the disposition of property seized in legal proceedings taking place in crimes like drug trafficking, tax evasion and other criminal procedures.
Also agreed to strengthen exchanges of experience both in research and in the forensic field, since the Attorney General of the United States has the most modern forensic laboratories in the world are those of the FBI, which is one of its dependencies.
