IV 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 428 

Calling for the immediate extradition or rendering to the United States 

of convicted felons William Morales, Joanne Chesimard, 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 

MAY 18, 2023 

Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. 

KEAN of New Jersey, Ms. SALAZAR, Mr. GIMENEZ, Mr. FITZPATRICK, 

and Mr. VAN DREW) 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 felons William Morales, Joanne Chesimard, 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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•HRES 428 IH 

Whereas Joanne Chesimard, one of the FBI’s ‘‘Most Wanted 

Terrorists’’, was convicted of murdering New Jersey 

State Trooper Werner Foerster; 

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 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, according to treaties entered into 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 Gomez Bustamante to Colombia, and 

Gomez Bustamante was subsequently extradited to the 

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— 


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•HRES 428 IH 

1 (1) calls for the immediate extradition or ren2 dering to the United States of convicted felons Wil3 liam Morales, Joanne Chesimard, and all other fugi4 tives from justice who are receiving safe harbor in 

5 Cuba in order to escape prosecution or confinement 

6 for criminal offenses committed in the United 

7 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 to continue to press for the imme14 diate extradition or rendering of all fugitives from 

15 United States justice so that they may be tried and, 

16 if convicted, serve out their sentences. 

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