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U.S. v. NI FA YI

No. 96 Cr. 558 (SS).

951 F.Supp. 42 (1997)

UNITED STATES of America v. NI FA YI, Ni Zhou Neng, a/k/a "Ah Di," Jiang Tong Deng, Dong Ji Rong, Lin Wan Gui, Liu Xiang, and Jiang Dian Xiu, Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

January 7, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas H. Nooter, Theodore Cox, New York City, for Defendant Ni Fa Yi.

Edward D. Wilford, New York City, for Defendant Liu Xiang.

U.S. Department of Justice, United States Attorney Southern District of New York, New York City, Joseph F. Bianco, Assistant United States Attorney, for U.S.

OPINION AND ORDER

SOTOMAYOR, District Judge.

Defendant, Ni Fa Yi, is charged with hostage taking in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1203. He allegedly participated in a scheme pursuant to which several Chinese citizens were smuggled into this country and held captive until relatives living in the United States paid ransom to secure their release. Defendant moves to dismiss the claim against him on the grounds that the Hostage Taking Act denies him Equal...

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