Man Arrested in 68 Hijacking of Flight
Oct 11, 2009, 6:31 pm
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Man Arrested in 68 Hijacking of Flight
NYTimes:
A man wanted for hijacking a flight out of New York 40 years ago was arrested Sunday after arriving on a flight from Cuba, federal authorities said.
Longtime fugitive Luis Armando Pena Soltren was wanted for his role in the Nov. 24, 1968, hijacking of a Pan Am flight bound for Puerto Rico. The 66-year-old Soltren was arrested at John F. Kennedy International Airport, federal prosecutors said.
Soltren was expected to be arraigned Tuesday in Manhattan on a 1968 indictment.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009...ng-Arrest.html
A man wanted for hijacking a flight out of New York 40 years ago was arrested Sunday after arriving on a flight from Cuba, federal authorities said.
Longtime fugitive Luis Armando Pena Soltren was wanted for his role in the Nov. 24, 1968, hijacking of a Pan Am flight bound for Puerto Rico. The 66-year-old Soltren was arrested at John F. Kennedy International Airport, federal prosecutors said.
Soltren was expected to be arraigned Tuesday in Manhattan on a 1968 indictment.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009...ng-Arrest.html
Oct 11, 2009, 8:24 pm
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Great job for FBI is found him and now to be captured him as charge of hijacking the plane out of JFK. So I can't believe it and its has been wait for 40 years. I am really proud of FBI are very hard work for searching the suspected who hijacking the plane out of JFK. He will never get out of jails for rest his life. And now, to be done the mission accompanied.
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The guy obviously thought his crime would have been forgotten by now, otherwise he would not have put himself in a position to be arrested. But as Forrest Gump said, "Stupid is as stupid does".
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It's not obvious that he thought as you suggest. Do you realize that there are those in the employ of our government who are not above lying and engaging in other deceptive activity in order to convince a suspect to move himself/herself into a position that is more convenient for the government to get its way?
Oct 12, 2009, 8:45 am
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It's not obvious that he thought as you suggest. Do you realize that there are those in the employ of our government who are not above lying and engaging in other deceptive activity in order to convince a suspect to move himself/herself into a position that is more convenient for the government to get its way?
Oct 12, 2009, 9:32 am
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What's the point of arresting someone 40 years after the fact for taking a joy ride? It simply demonstrates the mentality of US security personnel - small minded men with many years of failure under their belts have to do something to prove themselves as being worthy I suppose
Oct 17, 2009, 11:48 pm
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Forcing your interpretation on another's words is not conducive to a discussion. Luring a person into a situation into a situation where the law can reach them is a technique used by our LEOs. Whether the person lured was guilty or innocent depends on each individual case. What do you think sting operations are?
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What's the point of arresting someone 40 years after the fact for taking a joy ride? It simply demonstrates the mentality of US security personnel - small minded men with many years of failure under their belts have to do something to prove themselves as being worthy I suppose
Oct 18, 2009, 9:33 am
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What's the point of arresting someone 40 years after the fact for taking a joy ride? It simply demonstrates the mentality of US security personnel - small minded men with many years of failure under their belts have to do something to prove themselves as being worthy I suppose
I think they are great tools to get morons off the streets. Please explain to me which part of GUWonder's post doesn't imply that the government is the offender and the victim is the criminal?
...those in the employ of our government who are not above lying and engaging in other deceptive activity in order to convince a suspect to move himself/herself into a position that is more convenient for the government to get its way?