[NewPacifica] Avelino in Court Thurs. Feb. 28th



Suspect in 1983 Connecticut heist due in court Thursday
Associated Press

Published February 27 2008

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Federal authorities say alleged Puerto Rican militant facing 
charges in the 1983 robbery of a Connecticut armored car depot is expected to 
appear in federal court in Hartford on Thursday.

Avelino Gonzalez Claudio had fought extradition to the U.S., but a judge in 
Puerto Rico rejected his bail request.

Gonzalez was arrested by the FBI earlier this month in his native Puerto Rico, 
where the 65-year-old had been working as a teacher and living under an assumed 
name.

Gonzalez is one of more than a dozen people indicted in the Sept. 12, 1983, 
robbery of about $7 million from a Wells Fargo armored car depot in West 
Hartford. He faces charges including robbery and transportation of stolen money.

Copyright © 2008, The Associated Press


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