HCCA Shannon Taylor refuses to bring international fugitive to trial

Evidence of collusion exhibited  in Henrico County Commonwealth Attorney's office in international fugitives case

Just days before the January 19, 2019 Motion To Dismiss thirteen indictments for conspiracy to distribute cocaine, the HCCA went into negotiations with the defendant Nickolas Spanos and his attorney Jay Pickus, who was recently retained to represent him.

What takes place over the following weeks have raised stronger suspicions of collusion between the HCCA and the FBI. The unanswered question of why Shannon Taylor and the Richmond FBI refuse to bring the defendant Nickolas Spanos back to Virginia to face allegations that he was the "hub of a 600 kilo cocaine distribution organization".

Further investigations produced evidence of the HCCA's main witness, an ex-girlfriend of Spanos, known as witness "L" in the grand jury indictments as not credible, with a history of mental illness, suicide attempt, and perjury.

The most damaging allegations is that witness "L" and the HPD investigator in the Spanos case, were having a personal relationship from 1999 which lasted a few years. The HPD investigator was later employed by the FBI Richmond office.

It is alleged that the original HCCA Howard Vick, knew of witness "L" lack of credibility and serious mental health problems, and later discovered about the personal relationship between his main witness and the HPD investigator.

During negotiations with Spanos's attorney Jay Pickus, the serious allegations surfaced in a blog titled "Henrico County Commonwealth Attorney's con artist Witness "L", in an attempt to keep the evidence from going public, the HCCA and the FBI, immediately moved to dismiss the federal UFAP warrant and the INTERPOL Red notice against Spanos. 

It is unheard of that the HCCA & FBI would support dismissing a federal UFAP warrant and an INTERPOL Red notice without the fugitive being arrested, arraigned and the indictments being decided in a court hearing.

The fact that witness "L" and the HPD investigator were allegedly having a personal relationship, combined with witness "L" serious mental history, including a suicide attempt which kept witness "L" in a St. Mary's hospital mental suicide watch for 48 hours, were never disclosed to Spanos's co-conspirators defense attorneys, which the HCCA was obligated to due so under the Brady Rule Law.

Brady Rule Definition: named after Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963), requires prosecutors to disclose materially exculpatory evidence in the government's possession to the defense. A "Brady material" or evidence the prosecutor is required to disclose under this rule includes any evidence favorable to the accused--evidence that goes towards negating a defendant's guilt, that would reduce a defendant's potential sentence, or evidence going to the credibility of a witness.

The serious implications is that the three co-conspirators pleaded guilty in plea bargain agreements, which they possible would not have if the exculpatory evidence was disclosed, as obligated by law, in which the co-conspirators went to prison for three to fifteen years. 

The biggest question goes unanswered by Shannon Taylor and the FBI, "why did Taylor refuse to extradite the fugitive from the Philippines, despite his arrest and U.S. embassy legal attaches demanding his extradition otherwise he would be deported to Greece, his safe haven."

A November 22, 2018 Motion for Transportation to be provided by the Commonwealth of Virginia from Greece to Virginia was submitted to Henrico Circuit Court. The defendant Spanos based his motion on case law that required the HCCA to have him escorted by federal marshals back to Virginia to be present for his January 19, 2019 hearing. 

A December 07, 2018 order signed by Judge Lee A. Harris denied the motion for transportation, which was not objected by HCCA Shannon Taylor. 

The obvious question stands out, why did Henrico Circuit court Judge L.A. Harris deny the motion to transport a suspected drug dealer who allegedly was the hub of an organization that distributed more than 600 kilos of cocaine in the Richmond area?

The other big question is who is Shannon Taylor protecting, in refusing to bring the fugitive back to Virginia? With the new evidence presented, that three generations of HCCA knew that the  main witness "L" with her history of serious mental history and they intentionally hid the exculpatory evidence from the co-conspirators defense attorneys? 

A prosecutors duty is to see that justice is served, if a main witness proves to be not credible or has serious mental issues, then the defense attorneys must be informed as per exculpatory rules. 

HCCA Shannon Taylor will have to disclose at some point on the exact reason who she is protecting and why Henrico County does not want the alleged cocaine dealer to appear in Henrico County.

McGuireWoods Shadow government exposed in Richmond court filing

NIGHTMARES CONTINUE FOR VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY SHANNON TAYLOR

The day has come that Henrico County Commonwealth Attorney Shannon Taylor has been having nightmares about, on September 26, 2018, "International Fugitive" Nickolas Spanos has filed his "Motion to Dismiss with Prejudice" thirteen indictments for conspiracy to distribute cocaine dating back from 1998-1999. In his motion, he has exposed the "shadow government" that has controlled the Virginia justice system for at least 20 years and has put 3 generations of Henrico Prosecutors in the hot seat.

In his 300 page motion to dismiss the thirteen indictments, 240 pages are exhibits of evidence exposing the McGuireWoods "shadow government" controlling the Henrico Commonwealth Attorneys office, which done its best to keep the "international fugitive" from being prosecuted in the Henrico County courts, for allegedly distributing over 600 kilos of cocaine in the Richmond for over ten years. 

The motion to dismiss is highly unusual in many ways:

• The thirteen grand jury indictments are from 1998-99, twenty years old.

• The Defendant is acting Pro Se, representing himself.

• The Defendant is located in Greece and has filed his motion to be heard by video and audio conference.

• The Defendant has offered numerous times to turn himself in to U.S. DOJ officials and voluntarily be extradited to Virginia to face trial but HCCA Shannon Taylor refused to pay for his flight.

• The Defendant had been arrested in the Philippines in 2012 and was awaiting extradition for 19 months but HCCA Shannon Taylor refused to file an extradition request and the fugitive was sent back to his safe haven of Greece.

The original HCCA Howard "Toby" Vick, who claimed that Spanos was the "hub of an organization that distributed over 600 kilos of cocaine", had the sole responsibility to bring the fugitive to justice but betrayed his sworn duty to the Commonwealth of Virginia in order to get his "golden ticket" with McGuireWoods law firm. Until now, his "bribe" has paid off well, Howard Vick co-heads of the firm's white collar practice of McGuireWoods largest office out of 26 offices located internationally. CLICK TO SEE HOWARD VICK PROFILE

Howard Vick's decision to become deaf and blind as Henrico Chief prosecutor has earned him a mansion in Windsor farms worth over $2,000,000 and a summer home in Coral Cables, Florida.

The evidence of the September 26, 2018 motion exposes the "shadow government" operated by McGuireWoods law firm, the same law firm that represented Nickolas Spanos and his family. During the grand jury hearings, HCCA Howard "Toby" Vick was negotiating his partnership with McGuireWoods law firm and within one year of the last indictments being issued against Spanos, Howard Vick resigned early from the HCCA to join his mentor, Richard Cullen, the managing partner of McGuireWoods law firm.

Evidence of ex-FBI director James B. Comey is entangled in the "shadow government", James Comey was the assistant U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Virginia in 2001, who for no valid reason, voluntarily dismissed the Federal UFAP warrant against Nickolas Spanos. The 13 indictments were still active, there was no logic in dismissing the UFAP warrant, which took Spanos off the national and international criminal database and allowed him to renew his U.S. passport in 2006. James B. Comey was also a McGuireWoods partner prior to his joining the U.S. DOJ. Richard Cullen is also the godfather of one of James Comey's daughters.

The Motion to dismiss is based on the violation of Spanos's Constitutional rights, primarily the Speedy Trial Act of 1974. The evidence submitted shows that there was highly suspicious activity between the Henrico Commonwealths Attorney's office, U.S. Attorney's office (Richmond) and McGuireWoods law firm, concerning their lack of effort to extradite the fugitive despite knowing his exact location. 

For over 20 years, FBI officials in Virginia, Manila, Philippines and Greece had given the Henrico Commonwealth Attorneys exact information about Spanos to have him extradited to Virginia to be prosecuted but HCCA Howard Vick, Wade Kizer and Shannon Taylor refused to take any action, despite Spanos being arrested and detained in the Philippines for over 19 months awaiting extradition.

This unusual case is scheduled to be heard on January 17, 2019 at the Henrico Circuit Court and is one to follow as it will put pressure on the hearing judge to either abide by his sworn duty and uphold the Constitution or fall into the claws of the "shadow government".

McGuireWoods "shadow government" protected by the FBI

Evidence exposed of the McGuireWoods "shadow government" operating in Virginia's justice system is protected by the FBI.

As with any syndicate operating, protection is priority in order for the syndicate to flourish. Whether it be a mafia, gang or even a large law firm, infiltrating the justice system is the "insurance" in case things go wrong and the activity is exposed. To protect their operations or the members of the syndicate, certain tactics are used, either threats, bribes or positions, in any case, the law is being broken. But when the criminal syndicate is operating within the justice system, who investigates the syndicate members? The answer is the DOJ's watchdog, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, but who investigates the FBI when they are part of this syndicate?

Our investigation into the Nickolas Spanos fugitive case has opened a can of worms that has turned into a nightmare for the FBI. The watchdog which has become part of the criminal syndicate can not prosecute its own, especially when the roots of this syndicate reaches the White house.

Criminal complaints were filed with the FBI White Collar Crime Richmond division about this criminal syndicate that has done its best to keep the fugitive Nickolas Spanos from being returned to Virginia to face the 13 grand jury indictments. The FBI Special Agent, Kathryn Weber, who took the report was quoted "Give me some time to digest all this", obviously shocked at the evidence that was given to her., the report was passed up to her superiors. Despite all the evidence of laws being shattered, the investigation has ended abruptly.

As we had covered in our earlier blogs about "avoiding to extradite a fugitive", we had exposed the big question of why the Henrico County Commonwealth Attorney has done its best to keep a fugitive, who allegedly distributed more than 600 kilos of cocaine in the Richmond area, from facing the 13 indictments by a grand jury in 1998-99. Despite his known location over the past 20 years and being arrested twice in order to be extradited, the HCCA continues to protect this fugitive, even though the fugitive Nickolas Spanos has even offered to turn himself in to the FBI in Athens, Greece, the HCCA does not want him. 

An email given to our investigators states that HCCA Shannon Taylor will not pay for the one way ticket for Nickolas Spanos to return to Virginia and be prosecuted for 13 grand jury indictments and allegedly distributing more that 600 kilos of cocaine. Shannon Taylor stated to the FBI and the U.S. Attorney's office that "Nickolas Spanos must voluntarily return to Virginia". How is that possible when Nickolas Spanos no longer has a U.S. passport and has an Interpol arrest warrant (red notice) issued in his name. Even if he bought the ticket, his name would appear in the airlines database and he would be denied a flight since he is an active fugitive. The Commonwealth is "obligated" to return a "fugitive from justice" by any legal means.

This fugitive has a high price on his head but the HCCA Shannon Taylor does not want to pay for a $400 plane ticket? What is $400 next to the failed extradition costs of over $100,000 in Greece? Add in the fact that Nickolas Spanos was arrested in the Philippines and held for 19 months awaiting extradition while HCCA Shannon Taylor committed perjury, shut the door on the Virginia justice system and would not answer the requests of the FBI in Manila to extradite Nickolas Spanos back to Virginia. Even the Philippine DOJ pleaded with HCCA Shannon Taylor to provide authenticated copies of the 13 grand jury indictments but she refused to answer their emails and calls.

This raises many suspicions along with questions, exactly who is HCCA Shannon Taylor protecting? The obvious answer is Nickolas Spanos but he is not alone, McGuireWoods Howard Vick is also a target as Howard Vick was the HCCA when the 13 grand jury indictments were issued in 1998-99 and despite having a Federal warrant issued to bring back fugitive Nickolas Spanos, HCCA Howard Vick did not even bother to cancel Spanos's U.S. passport or inform the Greek DOJ that Spanos had overstayed his 60 day visa, in which the Greek authorities would have been more than happy to send back an "international fugitive" that allegedly distributed more than 600 kilos of cocaine and make big names for themselves in the international media. 

Why bother with prosecuting an international fugitive when Howard Vick had better things to do, like negotiating his "golden ticket" partnership with McGuireWoods Richard Cullen. If Howard Vick brought back Nickolas Spanos, his "golden ticket" would have been extinguished, as Nickolas Spanos was a client of McGuireWoods.

In protecting Howard Vick, Shannon Taylor is protecting Richard Cullen, because Richard Cullen is the head of the McGuireWoods "shadow government" and Richard Cullen is probably the most powerful lawyer in the United States at this writing. Richard Cullen is VP Mike Pence attorney as well as other powerful individuals, see article Richard Cullen facts. Just recently, President Trump appointed Richard Cullen's son, Thomas Cullen to the U.S. Attorney for the western district of Virginia, thus expanding the strong roots of McGuireWoods "shadow government" in Virginia, see the RTD article opinion by columnist Jeff Schapiro, Like father, kind of like son.

Ex-FBI Director James B. Comey, a previous McGuireWoods partner hired by Richard Cullen, was the U.S. Attorney who voluntarily dismissed the December 14, 1998 UFAP warrant on July 06, 2001. There is absolutely no reason to dismiss a Federal UFAP warrant unless the 1998-99 13 grand jury indictments had been dismissed but the subject grand jury indictments are still active. SEE JAMES COMEY ARTICLE, Richard Cullen was the main supporter of James B. Comey's appointment to be the FBI Director. 

All the evidence is clear in Virginia's Shadow Government

Ex-FBI Director James Comey tied to corruption involving International Fugitive Nickolas Spanos

James Comey joins the deep corruption involving "International fugitive" Nickolas Spanos

    

On July 06 2001, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia James Comey signed an order to dismiss a Federal Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution warrant against Nickolas Spanos

The original federal UFAP warrant was issued on December 11, 1998, by request of the Henrico County P.D. to the FBI, which issued the affidavit to issues the UFAP warrant. The December 11, 1998 affidavit contained enough information to have Nickolas Spanos extradited from Greece, even his exact location given by family members, "Spanos is currently residing with an Uncle in Athens, Greece". The uncles address is listed in Henrico county property and tax records, as he was a partner with other Spanos family members. Click to View 1998-2001 federal UFAP file

See our previous article, Henrico County Circuit Court and U.S. Attorney federal files go missing in International Fugitives case
The U.S. Attorneys office, Richmond Division, searched effortlessly through numerous archive data files to locate the missing file and recently located them in Richmond City Circuit Court archives. The big question has been answered on who was powerful enough to have these 1998-2001 files go missing.

Why would U.S. Attorney James Comey have the federal UFAP warrant dismissed, if the 1998-99 13 indictments for Conspiracy to distribute cocaine were still active active. 

There is no statute of limitations on a federal UFAP warrant, and the indictments are still active, thus there is no reason to dismiss the subject UFAP warrants unless James Comey was instructed by someone who had a vested interest to dismiss them.

An inside source at the U.S. Attorneys office stated that in an inter-agency letter signed by James Comey, his reasons for dismissing the subject UFAP warrant was that "the U.S. government and Greece have no extradition treaty and Nickolas Spanos could not be extradited back to Virginia". By making this written statement, James Comey has committed both illegal and ethical violations, as the U.S. government and Greece had ratified an extradition treaty in 1932 and narcotics offences are listed in the extradition treaty. Click to view U.S. - Greece 1932 extradition treaty

In our previous articles, the same name keeps appearing, Richard Cullen, one of the most powerful attorneys in the Washington political arena. Click to view Richard Cullen: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

Lets look at the connection between Richard Cullen and James Comey.

According to The Washington Post, Richard Cullen once worked with James Comey at McGuireWoods; Comey was hired to work at the law firm in 1993, and he became a partner in 1996 and not only is Cullen his “close associate,” as news reports described, Cullen is godfather to one of Comey’s daughters. Click to view Richard Cullen is the "godfather" of James Comey's daughter

When James Comey was picked to be director of the FBI, Richard Cullen expressed his approval, telling the Richmond Times-Dispatch that Comey “will be a great director. There are many people in Richmond who remember him and his family fondly and are very pleased that the president has chosen him for such a vitally important position.”

Richard Cullen obstructed justice by having U.S. Attorney James Comey dismiss the federal UFAP warrants against Nickolas Spanos. This illegal action was for the sole purpose of being able to recruit HCCA Howard Vick to McGuireWoods in 2000, thus covering up the path of corruption.

Furthermore, by having the 1998-2001 federal warrant purged from the Henrico County Circuit Court, the Commonwealth Attorneys office and the U.S. Attorneys office files, adds more seriousness to the obstruction of justice.

Howard Vick, as the HCCA in 1998-2000, was legally and ethically obligated to pursue "International fugitive" Nickolas Spanos by cancelling his U.S. passport and notifying Greek DOJ authorities to have him deported as an "undocumented alien", an extradition request to Greece DOJ would have been an extra step which would have proved successful as Greece has no tolerance for narcotics trafficking/distribution.

In the July 06, 2001 FBI affidavit, Henrico police investigator J.T. Johnson stated "requested the assistance of the FBI in locating Spanos and assured that the Commonwealth of Virginia would extradite Spanos upon his arrest."

This is a very opposite message that HCCA Howard Vick has given, considering Howard Vick knew Spanos's exact location, Spanos was not a citizen of Greece until March 2000 and that the U.S. government and Greece have an extradition treaty.

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

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

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