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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 181 

Calling for the immediate extradition or rendering to the United States 

of convicted felon William Morales and all other fugitives from justice 

who are receiving safe harbor in Cuba in order to escape prosecution 

or confinement for criminal offenses committed in the United States. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 26, 2015 

Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. GARRETT, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. DIAZBALART, Mr. MACARTHUR, Mr. LOBIONDO, and Mr. LANCE) submitted 

the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 

Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Calling for the immediate extradition or rendering to the 

United States of convicted felon William Morales and 

all other fugitives from justice who are receiving safe 

harbor in Cuba in order to escape prosecution or confinement for criminal offenses committed in the United 

States. 

Whereas William Morales, leader and chief bomb-maker for 

the terrorist organization FALN, committed numerous 

terrorist attacks on United States soil, including the 

bombings of Fraunces Tavern in lower Manhattan in 

1975 and the Mobil Oil employment office in New York 

in 1977, which killed 5 people and injured over 60 others; 


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Whereas more than 70 fugitives from the United States, 

charged with offenses ranging from hijacking to kidnapping to drug offenses to murder, are believed to be receiving safe harbor in Cuba; 

Whereas other fugitives from United States justice who are 

receiving safe harbor in Cuba include Joanne Chesimard, 

one of the FBI’s ‘‘Most Wanted Terrorists’’ who was 

convicted for the killing of a New Jersey state trooper; 

Charles Hill, wanted for the killing of a state trooper in 

New Mexico, and Victor Manuel Gerena, on the FBI’s 

list of the ‘‘Ten Most Wanted’’ fugitives for carrying out 

a brutal robbery of a Wells Fargo armored car in Connecticut; 

Whereas the House of Representatives condemns the Administration’s move to re-establish diplomatic relations with 

Cuba, as the country continues to provide refuge to these 

fugitives from the United States justice system; 

Whereas Cuba remains a United States-designated State 

Sponsor of Terrorism, in part due to its harboring of terrorists, including William Morales and Joanne 

Chesimard; 

Whereas according to treaties enacted in 1905 and 1926 (33 

Stat. 2265, 33 Stat. 2273, and 44 Stat. 2392), the 

United States has a bilateral extradition treaty with 

Cuba; 

Whereas in January 2002, Cuba deported to the United 

States Jesse James Bell, a United States fugitive wanted 

on drug charges; 

Whereas in March 2002, Cuba extradited drug trafficker 

Luis Hernando Go ́mez Bustamante to Colombia, and 

Go ́mez Bustamante was subsequently extradited to the 


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United States in July 2007 to face drug trafficking 

charges; and 

Whereas it is imperative that Cuba abide by its extradition 

treaty with the United States and immediately extradite 

or render to the United States those legally indicted or 

convicted of serious criminal offenses in the United 

States: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) calls for the immediate extradition or ren3 dering to the United States of convicted felon Wil4 liam Morales and all other fugitives from justice who 

5 are receiving safe harbor in Cuba in order to escape 

6 prosecution or confinement for criminal offenses 

7 committed in the United States; 

8 (2) urges the international community to con9 tinue to press for the immediate extradition or ren10 dering of all fugitives from justice that are receiving 

11 safe harbor in Cuba; and 

12 (3) calls on the Secretary of State and the At13 torney General of the United States to continue to 

14 press for the immediate extradition or rendering of 

15 all fugitives from United States justice so that they 

16 may be tried or, if convicted, serve out their sen17 tences. 

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