U.S. v. STRAKER

Nos. 11-3054, 11-5124, 11-3055, 11-3056, 11-3057, 11-3058, 11-3059, 11-3061.

800 F.3d 570 (2015)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee. v. Anderson STRAKER, also known as Gypsy's Son, also known as Andy, Appellant. Zion Clarke, et al., Appellants v. Loretta E. Lynch, Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice and Vincent H. Cohen Jr., Acting United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided September 1, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victoria Killion , Charles B. Wayne , Andrew M. Treaster , Jonathan S. Zucker , Paul S. Rosenzweig , Steven R. Kiersh , and Andrew Macurdy , appointed by the court, argued the causes for appellants. With them on the briefs were Justin S. Antonipillai , Leeann R. Morentz , Jeffrey B. O'Toole , Christopher S. Rhee , Jocelyn A. Wiesner, and Pleasant S. Brodnax III , appointed by the court. Lisa S. Blatt entered an appearance.

David B. Goodhand and W. Mark Nebeker , Assistant U.S. Attorneys, argued the causes for appellees. With them on the brief were Ronald C. Machen Jr. , U.S. Attorney, Bruce R. Hegyi , Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, and R. Craig Lawrence , Elizabeth Trosman , and Elizabeth H. Danello , Assistant U.S. Attorneys.

Opinion for the Court filed PER CURIAM.


The Hostage Taking Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1203, prescribes criminal penalties for foreign nationals who abduct American citizens. In this case, nationals of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago abducted wealthy individuals, held them captive in the island's mountainous forests, and extorted ransoms from terrified family and friends. The scheme...

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