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Encyclopedia > Filiberto Ojeda Ríos

Filiberto Ojeda Rios FBI Photograph #2 Source of image Taken from FBI website. [1] Copyright status Public domain: copyright disclaimed. This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. This applies worldwide. Relevant links Internal Filiberto... Filiberto Ojeda Ríos

Filiberto Ojeda Rios

Date of Birth: April 26, 1933
Place of Birth: Nagüabo is a town of 23,753 inhabitants (Census 2000) in Puerto Rico. It was founded in 1794. Residents are known as Naguabeños. Categories: Caribbean geography stubs | Municipalities of Puerto Rico ... Naguabo, Puerto Rico
Occupation: Musician
Remarks:

Leader of the The Boricua Popular Army —or Ejército Popular Boricua in Spanish— is a clandestine political organization based on the island of Puerto Rico, with cells throughout the United States. They campaign for and support the independence of Puerto Rico from what they characterize as United States colonial rule... Macheteros
Founder of FALN
Founder of MIRA
Former FBI's Most Wanted Fugitives
Wanted by the FBI

Filiberto Ojeda Ríos (born in April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (117th in leap years). There are 249 days remaining. Events 1478 - The Pazzi attack Lorenzo de Medici and kill his brother Giuliano during High Mass in the Florence Cathedral. 1607 - English colonists make landfall at Cape Henry... April 26, 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). Events January January 3 - Japanese troops occupy Shanghai January 5 - Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge begins in San Francisco Bay. January 15 - Political violence has caused almost 100 deaths in Spain January 17 - US Congress... 1933) is the "Responsible General" of The Boricua Popular Army —or Ejército Popular Boricua in Spanish— is a clandestine organization based on the island of Puerto Rico, with cells throughout the United States. They campaign for and support the independence of Puerto Rico from what they characterize as United States colonial rule... Boricua Popular Army, or Ejército Popular Boricua - Los The Boricua Popular Army —or Ejército Popular Boricua in Spanish— is a clandestine political organization based on the island of Puerto Rico, with cells throughout the United States. They campaign for and support the independence of Puerto Rico from what they characterize as United States colonial rule... Macheteros, a clandestine political organization based on the island of Puerto Rico, with cells throughout the United States and other countries. Los The Boricua Popular Army —or Ejército Popular Boricua in Spanish— is a clandestine political organization based on the island of Puerto Rico, with cells throughout the United States. They campaign for and support the independence of Puerto Rico from what they characterize as United States colonial rule... Macheteros campaign for and support the independence of Puerto Rico from what is characterized as United States colonial rule.


Ojeda Ríos is wanted by the The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a Federal police force which is the principal investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). Title 28, United States Code (U.S. Code), Section 533, which authorizes the Attorney General to appoint officials to detect... crimes against the United States... FBI for his role in the 1983 is an integer and composite number that represents a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. Events January January 1 - Beat Raaflaub became Basel Boys Choirs new conductor January 1 - the ARPANET officially changes to use the Internet Protocol, creating the Internet. January 1 - compulsory wearing... 1983 Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) is a diversified financial services company in the United States, with consumer finance subsidiaries doing business in Canada, the Northern Mariana Islands and the Caribbean. Headquarted in San Francisco, Wells Fargo is a result of the acquisition of California-based Wells Fargo & Co. by Minneapolis... Wells Fargo depot robbery in West Hartford is a town located in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. As of 2002, the town had an estimated total population of 61,365. It is a mostly upmarket suburb of Hartford. The town has a vibrant downtown (called West Hartford Center) centered around Farmington Avenue and South/North... West Hartford, Connecticut as well as bond default in September of 1990.

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Ríos was born April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (117th in leap years). There are 249 days remaining. Events 1478 - The Pazzi attack Lorenzo de Medici and kill his brother Giuliano during High Mass in the Florence Cathedral. 1607 - English colonists make landfall at Cape Henry... April 26, 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). Events January January 3 - Japanese troops occupy Shanghai January 5 - Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge begins in San Francisco Bay. January 15 - Political violence has caused almost 100 deaths in Spain January 17 - US Congress... 1933 in Nagüabo is a town of 23,753 inhabitants (Census 2000) in Puerto Rico. It was founded in 1794. Residents are known as Naguabeños. Categories: Caribbean geography stubs | Municipalities of Puerto Rico ... Naguabo, Puerto Rico. An amateur musician, he plays Trumpets in the Bible According to Eastons Bible Dictionary, trumpets in the Bible were of a great variety of forms and were made of various materials. Some were made of silver (Num. 10:2), and were used only by the priests, announcing the approach of festivals and in giving... trumpet and The classical guitar typically has nylon strings. The acoustic guitar features steel strings and more guide dots on the fretboard. A guitar is a stringed musical instrument played with the fingers or a plectrum (guitar pick). The sound is produced by vibrating strings. Guitars have a body (hollow in acoustic... guitar.


In 1961 (As MAD Magazine pointed out on its first cover for the year) was the first upside-down year - i.e., one that looked the same upside down - since 1881, and the last until 6009. Events January January 1 - The farthing coin, used since the 13th century, ceases to be... 1961, he moved his family from This article is about Puerto Rico, the territory of the United States. For the board game, see Puerto Rico (game) The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico) is a self-governing unincorporated organized territory of the United States located east of the Dominican Republic in... Puerto Rico to The Republic of Cuba is an archipelago in the northern Caribbean that lies at the confluence of the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. To the north are found the United States and the Bahamas, to the west Mexico, to the south the Cayman Islands and... Cuba and joined the The Cuban General Intelligence Directorate (Dirección General de Inteligencia), or DGI, was established under the Cuban Ministry of the Interior in late 1961 shortly after Fidel Castro took power in 1959. The DGI is responsible for all foreign intelligence collection and is comprised of six divisions divided into two... General Intelligence Directorate (DGI), the Cuban The following is a partial list of intelligence agencies, past and present. It includes a few multinationals followed by per-nation lists. International/regional agencies Interpol - International Criminal Police Organization Europol - European Union Agencies by country Afghanistan Khedamat-e Eteleaat-e Dawlati (Defunct) Albania Sigurimi (Defunct) National Intelligence Service... intelligence service. A year later he returned to Puerto Rico, allegedly to spy on the The armed forces of the United States of America consist of the United States Army United States Navy United States Air Force United States Marine Corps United States Coast Guard Note: The United States Coast Guard has both military and law enforcement functions. Title 14, United States Code, Section 1... United States military.


In 1967 - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes.css; @import /skins/monobook/IE55Fixes.css; @import /skins/monobook/IE60Fixes.css; /**/ 1967 From Wikipedia 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). Events January January 3 - Edward Tyree III is born in Philadelphia, Pa. The Famous... 1967 he founded and led the very first of Puerto Rico's new militant political groups, the Armed Revolutionary Independence Movement (MIRA). The organization was disbanded by police in the early 1970s - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes.css; @import /skins/monobook/IE55Fixes.css; @import /skins/monobook/IE60Fixes.css; /**/ 1970s From Wikipedia Millennia: 1st millennium - 2nd millennium - 3rd millennium Events and trends Although in the United States and in many other Western societies the 1970s are often seen as a period of... 1970s, and Ríos was arrested. He subsequently skipped bail and moved to State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13.3%) Population ( 2000)  - Population 18,976,457 (3rd... New York, organizing the Armed Forces of National Liberation (FALN) with former MIRA members as a membership base.


In 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). Events January-February January 12 - UN Security Council votes 11-1 to admit the Palestinian Liberation Organization January 15 - Would-be Gerald Ford presidential assassin Sara Jane Moore is sentenced to life in prison January 16... 1976, Ríos renamed the FALN to the The Boricua Popular Army —or Ejército Popular Boricua in Spanish— is a clandestine organization based on the island of Puerto Rico, with cells throughout the United States. They campaign for and support the independence of Puerto Rico from what they characterize as United States colonial rule... Boricua Popular Army—or Ejército Popular Boricua in Spanish—also known as Los Macheteros ("The Categories: Weapon stubs | Swords | Mechanical hand tools ... Machete Wielders").


On September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). There are 110 days remaining. Events 490 BC - Athens defeats Persia at the Battle of Marathon 1213 - Peter II of Aragon, the king of Aragon, died at the Battle of Muret. 1609 - Henry Hudson discovers the Hudson... September 12, 1983 is an integer and composite number that represents a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. Events January January 1 - Beat Raaflaub became Basel Boys Choirs new conductor January 1 - the ARPANET officially changes to use the Internet Protocol, creating the Internet. January 1 - compulsory wearing... 1983, Los Macheteros stole approximately $7 million from a Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) is a diversified financial services company in the United States, with consumer finance subsidiaries doing business in Canada, the Northern Mariana Islands and the Caribbean. Headquarted in San Francisco, Wells Fargo is a result of the acquisition of California-based Wells Fargo & Co. by Minneapolis... Wells Fargo depot in West Hartford is a town located in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. As of 2002, the town had an estimated total population of 61,365. It is a mostly upmarket suburb of Hartford. The town has a vibrant downtown (called West Hartford Center) centered around Farmington Avenue and South/North... West Hartford, Connecticut. In the course of the robbery, Ríos was confronted from a distance by law enforcement officials, and allegedly fired upon them.


In 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events Environmental and weather change Asian Tiger Mosquito, an invasive species is first found in Houston, Texas May 25 - Bangladesh is hit by a tropical cyclone and storm surge which kills approximately 10,000 people. September 19 - 8... 1985, 19 members of Los Macheteros were indicted for offenses associated with the robbery. Fourteen were convicted after trial; one was acquitted. Charges against another were dismissed. Three, including Ríos and Victor Manuel Gerena (born June 24, 1958) is a New York native of Puerto Rican descent who is linked by the FBI with the armed robbery of a Wells Fargo bank, in connection with the Los Macheteros group. Gerena is known to have lived in Cuba; his exact whereabouts and... Victor Manuel Gerena, have never been caught.


In July of 1992, Ojeda Ríos was sentenced This page includes English translations of several Latin phrases and abbreviations such as i.e.. Some of these are themselves translations from Greek. For a list of more formal proverbs, see: List of Latin proverbs. Note that the difference between phrases and proverbs is often subjective. Please use this test... in absentia to 55 years in prison and fined $600,000.


Charges against him

  1. Act of Domestic Terrorism
  2. Aggravated Robbery (1985)
  3. Aggravated Robbery of Federally Insured Bank Funds (1985)
  4. Armed Robbery (1985)
  5. Bond Default (1990)
  6. Conspiracy to Interfere With Commerce By Robbery (1985)
  7. Foreign And Interstate Transportation Of Stolen Money (1985)

See also

  • list of famous Puerto Ricans in alphabetical order by last names, where applicable. Composers, Singers and Musicians Juan F. Acosta, composer Johnny Albino, singer Natalie and Nicole Albino, Nina Sky hip hop Rafael Alers, orchestra director Marc Anthony, singer Chucho Avellanet, singer Raymond Ayala, Yankee Daddy, rapper Lloyd Banks, (Puerto... List of famous Puerto Ricans
  • The Boricua Popular Army —or Ejército Popular Boricua in Spanish— is a clandestine organization based on the island of Puerto Rico, with cells throughout the United States. They campaign for and support the independence of Puerto Rico from what they characterize as United States colonial rule... Boricua Popular Army
  • White Eagle: the Wells Fargo depot robbery
  • FBI's Most Wanted Fugitives

External links

  • [1] (http://www.fas.org/irp/world/cuba/dgi/)
  • [2]  (http://www.fbi.gov/mostwant/fugitive/nov2003/novrios.htm)

References

  1. Federal Bureau of Investigation (2003). FBI Fugitive Profile: Filiberto Ojeda Rios (http://www.fbi.gov/mostwant/fugitive/nov2003/novrios.htm). United States of America.
  2. Edmund Mahony (1999). The Untold Tale Of Victor Gerena (http://courant.ctnow.com/projects/victor/victor1.stm). The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut (USA).
  3. Edmund Mahony (1999). Puerto Rican Independence: The Cuban Connection (http://courant.ctnow.com/projects/victor/). The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut (USA).
  4. Daniel James (1981). Puerto Rican Terrorists Also Threaten Reagan Assassination. Human Events. United States of America.


 
 

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