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murdered, and wounded over two dozen police officers in the United
States. The BLA was an organized, national group with safe houses and
networks throughout the United States. The BLA engaged in a string of
assassinations of police officers in New York, Ny, and some of its
members were heavily involved in the 1981 armed robbery of a Brinks
armored vehicle in Nyack, New York. Chesimard was known as the "soul"
of the BLA, whose membership viewed law enforcement officers as the
soldiers of the US government. The FBI believes that, at the height
of its power in the 1970s, the BLA had 50-100 active members in the
United States. At the time of Trooper Foerster's murder Chesimard was
felonies,
including bank robbery. Chesimard was charged, tried, and convicted
of Murder, Felony Murder, Atrocious Assault and Battery, Assault and
Battery on a Police Officer, Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, Assault
with Intent to Kill, Illegal Possession of a Weapon and Armed
robbery.
Following her Judgement of Conviction and sentencing, Chesimard was
Women in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Chesimard remained
incarcerated until November 2, 1979. On that date, Chesimard effected
a successful armed escape from the Clinton Correctional Institution
for Women with the help of three other individuals affiliated with
the
Black Liberation Army and several other left wing domestic terrorist
Organizations. She has remained a fugitive ever since.
(b) The Chesimard case is a battle in the worldwide war on terrorism.
Joanne Chesimard is a wanted fugitive, and she needs to be returned
to
the United States to face iustice, The FBI believes that she may
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attempt to leverage her "revolutionary".
credentials there to foment further anti-American and anti-Western
terrorism.
(c) Chesimard was a terrorist and she continues to articulate
terrorist ideology. Therefore, the FBr believes it is reasonable to
presume she will remain a terrorist in the future, continuing to
engage in, or encourage followers to engage in, acts of violence to
support her agenda. To stop this and increase the chance of her
apprehension and extradition, the FBI requests inclusion of Joanne
Chesimard on the "Most Wanted Terrorist List" (MwTL)..
(d) Chesimard has been granted political asylum in Cuba by the Castro
regime. She has continually espoused anti-us rhetoric and been
utilized by the regime to leverage anti-us sentiment both in Cuba and
here in the United States..
(e) On March 25, 1977, Chesimard was convicted by a jury in the State
of New Jersey for Felony Murder in the 1973 execution-style murder of
New Jersey Trooper Werner Foerster, as well as Atrocious Assault and
Battery, Assault and Battery of a Police Officer, Assault with a
Dangerous Weapon, Assault with intent to Kill, Illegal Possession of
Weapon, and Armed Robbery. She was sentenced to life in prison for
murder plus 26-33 years for the other crimes. On November 2, 1979,
Chesimard escaped from prison and has been residing in Cuba since
1984.
Chesimard is the subject of pending FBI Newark investigation
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Joanne Chesimard is currently believed to be located in Cuba, and her
assist with her apprehension and extradition.
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