| Mexico is a country decorated with sandy
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| | perpetrator of a crime, Mexican
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| beaches, beautiful bronze-colored bikini
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| | authorities are reluctant to extradite a
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| clad women, and Tequilas under the sun.
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| | suspect.
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| It is also a country known as a safe
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| | 2. Mexico is a country whose authorities
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| haven for individuals accused of very
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| | are perceived to be anarchistic.
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| serious crimes. The resort towns of
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| | Political and police corruption are
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| Cancun and Puerto Vallarta are two points
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| | widespread such that a fugitive with deep
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| of preferred interest for all criminals
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| | pockets can pass a few dollars to an
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| alike.
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| | underpaid Mexican police officer to buy
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| History has shown that many criminals
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| | his way out of an arrest.
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| choose Mexico as a country where they
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| | Mexico has a poor track record of sending
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| feel they can avoid the long arm of
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| | fugitives back north of the Rio Grande
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| American law. Max Factor heir, Andrew
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| | river. For Americans who make a "run for
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| Luster, was living in Puerto Vallarta at
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| | the Bell," it could be years for U.S.
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| the time of his arrest by reality TV host
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| | authorities to get them back if they have
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| and bounty hunter, Duane "The Dog"
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| | a good lawyer in Mexico unless Mexico
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| Chapman.
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| | sees no reason to keep a fugitive.
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| After murdering his wife and three
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| | For Mexican citizens who flee to their
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| children in 2001, Christian Longo sought
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| | own country, it is even harder for U.S.
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| out Cancun as his private place to
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| | officials to bring them in to face
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| vacate. At the time of his arrest, Longo
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| | justice. The reason for this trend is
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| was living in a grass shack and dating a
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| | that many Mexican nationals have families
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| new woman when FBI agents with the help
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| | to whom they can turn when seeking asylum
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| of the Mexican federales came knocking on
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| | from the American legal system. Americans
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| his door to apprehend him.
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| | on the other hand are considered
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| More recently in the news, Byron Keith
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| | outsiders with no roots in Mexico. Unless
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| Perkins, a federal prisoner serving time
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| | the American is rich and can support
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| for drug distribution and firearms
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| | himself in this developing country that
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| charges, was re-arrested in Puerto
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| | provides very few jobs, he has a greater
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| Vallarta, Mexico after being released
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| | chance of being caught by Mexican law
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| from federal prison back in January 2006
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| | enforcement to face extradition to the
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| so that he could donate a kidney to his
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| | U.S.
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| son. Sadly, he never showed up for the
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| | If the U.S. wants really bad a fugitive
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| compatibility tests needed prior to a
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| | living in Mexico, American authorities
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| kidney donation but instead fled the
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| | will just travel there and arrest him
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| country leaving his son to find another
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| | themselves. In 1990, this is what
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| donor.
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| | happened when the U.S. paid Mexican
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| Since the early days of the United
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| | nationals to kidnap Humberto
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| States, countless murderers, drug
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| | Alvarez-Machain, a physician from
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| dealers, horse thieves, rapists, and tax
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| | Guadalajara, who was charged by the U.S.
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| evaders have looked to Mexico as their
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| | of being present when DEA agent Enrique
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| place of preference.
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| | Camarena was handcuffed, tortured, and
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| So what is it about Mexico? There are so
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| | murdered in 1985 while he was
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| many places in the U.S. for culprits to
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| | investigating ties between large drug
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| hide, why do they choose to make their
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| | cartels and Mexican officials. Mexican
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| run south of the border? Is it for lunch
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| | mercenaries flew Alvarez-Machain to the
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| at Taco Bell?
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| | U.S. to face trial in the federal agent's
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| There are several reasons why criminals
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| | death.
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| opt to make this country their safety
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| | For the American citizen, Mexico is more
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| nest.
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| | than just a place for suntans and
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| 1. For one, Mexico has a long history of
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| | Tequilas. It is a place of refuge for
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| refusing to extradite suspects who face
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| | criminals who refuse to be prosecuted.
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| life in prison or the death penalty.
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| | Fabiola Castillo is an online marketer
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| Their court system sees capital
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| | for the website This virtual store
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| punishment and life without the
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| | specializes in selling telescopic batons,
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| possibility of parole as forms of cruel
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| | kubatons, pepper spray, nunchaku, stun
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| and unusual punishment. They do, however,
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| | guns, Air Tasers, home security
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| favor rehabilitation for the criminal.
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| | equipment, and many other self defense
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| Unless American authorities are willing
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| | products.
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| to reduce the potential sentence for a
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