U.S. Embassy Manila legal attaches tied to extortion syndicate.

A criminal complaint filed with Assistant Attorney General, Criminal division against U.S. Government officials, which includes extortion and Human Trafficking
(Part 1.)

Listed in the November 01, 2017 criminal complaint are USA Embassy Philippines Legal Attachés: Gibson M. Wilson, James D. Windsor, American Citizen Services Chief: 
Robert J. Jachim and Virginia Commonwealths Attorney  Shannon L. Taylor.

The complainant listed is Nickolas G. Spanos aka. Nikolaos Spanoudis, 54 years old,a dual citizen of the USA/Greece, who alleges that at least three of the defendants conspired with Philippine Immigration officials to extort $150,000. from him after he was illegally arrested and detained by Philippine Immigration authorities for over 19 months..

The Criminal charges listed in the complaint are:

1. Conspiracy to commit extortion. 

2. Conspiring with foreign government officials to violate a foreign countries laws.

3. Conspiracy to commit Human Trafficking                                   
4. Usurpation (Malicious abuse of authority). 

5. Intentionally violating my Constitution Amendment rights, specifically the 5th & 6th.

6. Title 18, U.S.C., Section 241: Conspiracy Against Rights

7. Title 18, U.S.C., Section 242: Deprivation of Rights Under Color of Law

8. Intentionally disregarding Department of Justice procedures 

            9-15.000 INTERNATIONAL EXTRADITION AND RELATED MATTERS.

Spanos alleges that during an October 18, 2012 arrest by a team of 6 Philippine immigration agents in cooperation with U.S. Embassy officials, he was forcibly taken from his business in Cebu, Philippines without a warrant of arrest and without being read his Miranda rights, he was then transported to Manila and placed in Bicutan Bureau of Immigration detention center without having committed a crime or in violation of Philippine Immigration law. Spanos alleges that they used an outdated, unnumbered "Mission Order" to arrest him. (pictured below)

Mission orders have been deemed illegal by the Philippines DOJ and only to be used to validate the immigration status of the subject individual. Spanos claims that despite the Cebu immigration office verifying that all my documents were in order, immigration agents said I was being arrested by orders from the FBI/USA embassy that stated i was a "fugitive from justice".

Spanos was taken before a Philippines immigration prosecutor who "showed me the letter from the legal attaché Gibson M. Wilson along with a fax copy of 2-3 pages of what seemed to be part of a grand jury indictment from Henrico county, Richmond, Virginia from December 10, 1998. I told her I had never seen that before and that I did have dual citizenship status, that I only used my Greek passport in my travels to the Philippines. I told her to release me and that the Greek embassy will validate my citizenship and passport"

The next day, October 19, 2012, Immigration Special Prosecutor Julie-Liza Interior Madera charged me with being an "undesirable alien" because I was a "fugitive from justice" based on letters written by USA legal attaché Gibson M. Wilson.

Numerous fax letters were sent to BI officials by legal attaches Gibson M. Wilson, James D. Windsor, & American Citizen Services Chief; Robert J. Jachim stating Spanos had entered the Philippines illegally and using a fraudulent passport under different aliases and he was to be deported to the USA.

Spanos stated that the "alleged grand jury indictments are from 1998-99 for conspiracy to distribute cocaine. I was in Greece when these alleged indictments were issued. I had never been contacted by any Greek or USA authorities to inform me of any problems. In September 2006, I went to the USA embassy in Athens, Greece and renewed my USA passport, again, no embassy official indicated there was a problem and I was issued a USA passport. No extradition request or Interpol red notice had ever been issued.

USA embassy legal attaché James D. Windsor states in his letter that " I have a long history of running". I never ran nor hid, my address in Greece has been the same since moving there, I file USA tax returns which lists that address, my social security benefits statement goes to that address and even the Henrico county Commissioner of Accounting has my address where my late father’s estate accounting is sent to upon request."

Spanos alleges that "On or about November 01, 2012, bribery money was being sought for my release. The Philippines immigration Chief of Legal Arvin Cesar Santos, well known amongst lawyers as the contact to pay bribe money so that problems could be solved. He took the information provided by the subject USA embassy officials and attempted to extort money from me in the amounts of 2 million to 9 million pesos ($50k-$150k USD) to release me from Bicutan immigration detention center. 

I was told by my lawyer, Leah Lara & Rodinel Bugay, in Manila that I could be released from Philippines Immigration detention center if I paid off Chief of Legal Arvin Cesar Santos an amount of 2 million pesos ($50k USD), I was to pay 200,000 php ($5000) as deposit and the rest upon my release. I was told, this is the way these problems were taken care of. I arranged the 200,000 php deposit payment through bank transfer to my lawyer, (attached deposit slip), on November 05, 2012. By paying the deposit amount, it would stop the deportation to the USA until I could get the verification of the authenticity of my Greek passport and then after paying the 2 million pesos, I would be released.

They wanted proof that I could pay the 2 million pesos, so I had a bank certificate issued showing that the money was in the account on November 05, 2012, (attached).

After about 1 week, the price went up to 4 million pesos ($100k USD). I asked why such an increase of double, the lawyer said that the 3 commissioners needed to sign and they wanted that amount. I agreed to the price. After another 4-5 days, the lawyer told me that Chief of legal Arvin Cesar Santos said that the USA embassy officials who contacted him wanted 5 million pesos to hide my legal problems, documents and not bother me. I asked what assurances did I have, I was told it would be done quietly and no one would be the wiser. 

I thought about it but after I got the Greek embassy verification, I refused to pay such a large amount. I was told the money was large because "USA embassy officials do not come cheap" and that they would not proceed with extradition". 

"On November 05, 2012, a certification letter was written by Greek Deputy Ambassador Nicholas Vergers stating that my Greek passport was valid, thus proving the USA embassy letters alleging I was travelling on false documents were baseless and pure speculation with no evidence to substantiate their claims. My established nationality in the Philippines was Greek, only the Greek embassy could cancel my passport, not the U.S. Embassy legal attaches".

The United States of America Government and the Republic of Philippines government have a legal extradition treaty; Ratified by the President November 4, 1996; Exchange of instruments of ratification at Manila November 22, 1996; Entered into force November 22, 1996. 

Under Article 9, Provisional arrest, paragraph 4. A person who is provisionally arrested may be discharged from custody upon the expiration of sixty (60) days from the date of arrest pursuant to this Treaty if the executive authority of the Requested State has not received the formal request for extradition and the supporting documents required in Article 7. 

The U.S. Embassy Manila never made a formal request for extradition and or any supporting documents to the alleged request for arrest within the 60-day provision as stated in the subject extradition treaty nor at any time during my 19-month illegal detention in the Philippines.

"At which point on December 18, 2012, I should have been released from the provisional arrest at Bicutan Immigration detention center Manila but instead I was arbitrarily detained for 19 months."

On or about December 20, 2012, lawyers asked me if I was to pay the $150,000 

(9 million php), the immigration commissioners wanted their Christmas gift, if I did not pay, I was to be detained and deported, I refused again.

Philippines immigration continued the illegal detention despite no visa violations or criminal charges against me. They issued a Summary Deportation order on January 10, 2013, for an administrative charge of being an “undesirable alien”, based on the USA letters "stating I was a "fugitive from justice" and without ever receiving any authenticated copies of the arrest warrants or grand jury indictments. The SDO was issued without my knowledge and without a hearing. Part of due process in Philippine immigration is having the right to a hearing before the Special Board of Inquiry to present evidence/legal briefs." 

I have spent 19 months in Philippines immigration jail, all their basis to continue my illegal detention is based and referred to the letters of the USA embassy legal attaché’s. All this time I was denied bail 3 times because of the USA embassy legal attaché’s letters stating I was a "public safety risk and would flee to avoid prosecution. This was quoted many times by Philippine Immigration commissioners and the Department of Justice Chief Leila De Lima. I was held in inhumane conditions, even denied dental treatment for an infected tooth that I suffered for 49 days until my attorney and Greek embassy threatened the warden if I was not taken to a dental clinic, cases would be filed against him.

During the entire 19-month illegal detention, no U.S. Embassy Manila legal attaché ever visited me to discuss the subject indictments, provide a copy or inform me of an extradition.

"In an April 07, 2014 letter by Philippines DOJ Secretary Leila De Lima, she states to my attorney on page 4, paragraph 2-3 :

“Furthermore, and quite notably, the U.S. Embassy was very clear in their request that the Philippine Bureau of Immigration (BI) not allow Mr. Spanoudis to be deported to Greece, as this would allow him to avoid prosecution in the U.S., of which he is alleged to be a citizen, having been born and lived a majority of his life……”

“Hence, in light of the holding of the BI, as affirmed by the undersigned’s 30 July 2013 Resolution finding him to be an undesirable alien (i.e.., a fugitive from justice) and a flight risk, we are constrained to deny the request that he be released on recognizance and be voluntarily deported to Greece.”

"Ironically, a couple of weeks later, in late April 2014, I was visited by immigration legal staff saying that I could deport back to Greece without prejudice to my case as soon as I purchased a ticket. When I asked them why I could be deported now after 17 months of detainment, their answer was "the USA embassy has no interest in you". I informed Greek deputy ambassador Nicholas Verghis of the deportation request."

I was told by immigration that they have lost my Greek passport. I had to file a lost passport report with police station and give to Greek embassy to process my emergency passport. This "losing of passport" is a common procedure by immigration officials to subject the foreigner to additional persecution, stress and expense in replacing the passport.  

"On June 02, 2014 I was deported by Philippines Immigration to Greece, not the USA which was demanded by the subject U.S. Embassy legal attaches in their letters."

"All these events are the cause of USA legal attaches Gibson M. Wilson, James D. Windsor, Robert J. Jachim and Henrico county, Virginia Commonwealths Attorney Shannon L. Taylors intentional and malicious actions. 

C.A. Shannon L. Taylor was informed of my presence in the Philippines sometime in September 2012.  

C.A. Shannon L. Taylor exhibited her intentional misconduct by completely ignoring the rules and regulations of the resources available to her office, by referring to": 

Virginia Extradition Manual  

Secretary of the Commonwealth  

Commonwealth of Virginia 2011  

Appendix G International Extradition Information for International Extraditions please contact:  

The Office of International Affairs  

Criminal Division United States  

Department of Justice  

Every extradition treaty is negotiated separately, and each contains different provisions. 

The first step in any international fugitive case should be to contact OIA. 202-514-0000 

Under Department of Justice procedures 9-15.000 INTERNATIONAL EXTRADITION AND RELATED MATTERS.  

Criminal Resource Manual 602 Procedures for Requesting Extradition from Abroad 

https://www.justice.gov/usam/criminal-resource-manual-601-699  

Extradition involves four basic steps: 

1. Contacting the Office of International Affairs; 

2. Making a preliminary determination of extradability. 

3. Deciding whether to ask for provisional arrest;  

4. Submitting the required documents in support of the formal request for extradition. 

The subject U.S. Embassy legal attaches intentionally committed perjury and usurpation in their letters to Philippine immigration officials, none of the letters or documents provided adhere to U.S. State department requirements,

Consular officers at the US Embassy in the Philippines are not empowered to authenticate public documents issued in the United States or outside the Philippines. Consular officers do not have access to the records of the issuing offices or the seals of the custodian of records.

An authentication is the placing of the consular seal over the seal of a foreign authority whose seal and signature is on file with the American Embassy or Consulate. A consular authentication in no way attests to the authenticity of the contents of a document but merely to the seal and signature of the issuing authority.

Both the Philippines and the USA are parties to The Hague Apostille Convention.  Apostille Certificates are issued for documents destined for use in countries that are parties to The Hague Apostille Convention.

In accordance with 22 CFR, Part 131, the Office of Authentications provides signed certificates of authenticity for a variety of documents to individuals, institutions, and government agencies. Examples of documents that may require authentication for use abroad may include, but are not limited to, company by-laws, powers of attorney, trademarks, diplomas, treaties, warrants, extraditions, agreements, certificates of good standing, and courier letters.

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal-considerations/judicial/authentication-of-documents/office-of-authentications.html

"I had submitted a criminal complaint on September 29, 2014 to Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division Criminal Section, in which on May 29, 2015, Vanita Gupta responded to Senator Mark Warner that they “generally investigate allegations of excessive physical force or sexual abuse by law enforcement officers and enforces federal criminal law statutes that pertain to violence-bias motivated crimes”.

On the DOJ website, it clearly states; 

Deprivation of rights under the Color of Law;

“This provision makes it a crime for someone acting under color of law to willfully deprive a person of a right or privilege protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States. It is not necessary that the offence be motivated by racial bias or by any other animus. 

Conspiracy Against Rights

‘Section 241 makes it unlawful for two or more persons to agree to injure, threaten, or intimidate a person in the United States in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured by the Constitution or laws of the Unites States or because of his or her having exercised such a right.”

Vanita Gupta in her letter states that the FBI was conducting an extradition process to return me to the United States, reinforcing the fact of my allegations in my complaint, that the subject U.S. Embassy legal attaches Manila intentionally violated the USA-Philippines Extradition treaty of 1996 and disregarded the provisions within the treaty. Vanita Gupta is derelict in her duties as Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General in attempting to cover up the subject crimes by the subject embassy legal attaches, furthermore, with such serious allegations, she never initiated a probe.

"There is only one conclusion; that the subject U.S. Embassy legal attaches Manila never filed for extradition and that is they had conspired with corrupt Philippine Immigration officials to extort $150,000 (9 million php) from me. There is no other logical explanation for not following the USA-Philippines Extradition treaty and the Department of Justice procedures 9-15.000 INTERNATIONAL EXTRADITION AND RELATED MATTERS."

The entire Criminal complaint with supporting documents can be viewed on https://db.tt/yCPVdeoJ3P

For the continuing article, click the below link:

Three generations (17 years) of Henrico County Virginia Commonwealth Prosecutors botch up Extradition for "International Fugitive" (Part. 3)

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