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Tuesday, November 22, 2005
Friends of Luis Posada Carriles denied bond
Magistrate Judge Andrea Simonton denied bond to Santiago Alvarez and Osvaldo Mitat (allies of Cuban exile militant Luis Posada Carriles) because "their mere possession of automatic weapons, grenades and rounds of ammunition amounted to a crime of violence and posed a a danger to the community." More in the Herald article here and the Sun-Sentinel here. AUSA is Randy Hummel and defense attorneys are Dennis Kainen and Kendal Coffey.
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