Lambros has tried for years to have the U.S. Department of Justice
investigate and disclose the torture he experienced in Brazilian
custody, to no avail. Lambros was arrested on May 17, 1991 by DEA
AGENT TERRY ANDERSON IN RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL PURSUANT TO THE AUGUST
21, 1989 "WARRANT" BY THE U.S. PAROLE COMMISSION.
On December 7, 2011, The Wall Street Journal published an article entitled "U.S. Says Mexico Tortured American in Custody", by Nicholas Casey, Page A15. The article stated that on December 1, 2011, the U.S. Parole Commission made a finding that American citizen SHOHN HUCKABEE, 24, was "TORTURED IN FOREIGN CUSTODY" after his arrest on drug charges. The article also stated:
"The parole board reduced the five-year sentence given to him [Shohn Huckabee] by a MEXICAN JUDGE, AND RELEASED HIM WITH 'TIME SERVED,' or 26 months, under a treaty signed between the two countries. The commission didn't comment on the marijuana charges."
"The Dec. 1 finding could raise tensions between Washington and Mexico City over how Mexico is pursuing the drug war. Under terms of the MERIDA INITIATIVE, the $1.4 billion aid package given to Mexico and Central America government to fight drugs, Mexico could lose 15% of the aid if there is EVIDENCE OF HUMAN-RIGHTS VIOLATIONS."
"A spokesman for SENATOR KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON (R., Texas), warned Tuesday that the State Department "should be very carefully vetting MERIDA FUNDING," and asked that it "investigate the reported torture of SHOHN HUCKABEE."
Lambros
has taken the following steps requesting Johanna Markind, Assistant
General Counsel for the United States Parole Commission to open an
investigation into Lambros' torture in Brazil by Brazilian authorities:
1. JANUARY 7, 2012: John Gregory Lambros' letter to Johanna Markind, Assistant General Counsel for the United States Parole Commission, requesting assistance in opening an investigation into Lambros' torture by Brazilian authorities AFTER being arrested by both U.S. and Brazilian authorities in May 1991. Lambros included as exhibits the December 7, 2011, article "U.S. SAYS MEXICO TORTURED AMERICAN IN CUSTODY", by Nicholas Casey that appeared within THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, Page A15 and page 699 from U.S. vs. LAMBROS, 65 F-3d 698 (8th Cir. 1995). This document is two (2) pages in length with two (2) pages of exhibits, a total of four (4) pages. THIS DOCUMENT IS IN PDF FORMAT.
DOWNLOAD JANUARY 7, 2012 LAMBROS LETTER TO U.S. PAROLE COMMISSION, HERE IN PDF.
2. JANUARY 25, 2012: Attorney Johanna E. Markind, U.S. Department of Justice, United States Parole Commission letter to John Gregory Lambros, as to receipt of Lambros' January 7, 2012 letter. This letter is from Rockne J. Chickinell, General Counsel by J. Markind. J. Markind states "Please note that the Commission does not have jurisdiction over your sentence, which was imposed by a federal district court (D.Minn.) under the Sentencing Reform Act. It is not a transfer case."
3. FEBRUARY 6, 2012: John Gregory Lambros' letter to Attorney Johanna E. Markind, Assistant General Counsel for the U.S. Parole Commission via U.S. Certified Mail No. 7008-1830-0004-2646-8997. Lambros responded to Attorney Markind's letter dated January 25, 2012, stating that she was incorrect that the U.S. Parole Commission did not have jurisdiction. Lambros stated the following facts: a) On August 21, 1989 the U.S. Parole Commission issued a WARRANT for Lambros' arrest and sentencing to 5,357 DAYS (141 years); b) On May 17, 1991, DEA Agent Terryl Anderson arrested John Gregory Lambros in Brazil PURSUANT TO THE AUGUST 21, 1989 "WARRANT" BY THE U.S. PAROLE COMMISSION; c) Lambros was TORTURED IN BRAZILIAN CUSTODY AFTER BEING TRANSFERRED TO THE TORTURE INVESTIGATION FACILITY IN BRASILIA, BRAZIL; d) Lambros was not allowed to see a judge or any type of court administrator while in custody in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil after his arrest and was ILLEGALLY MOVED to Brasilia, Brazil to be tortured and interrogated; e) Lambros offers court documents from DEA Agent Terryl Anderson as to his arrest of Lambros PURSUANT TO THE AUGUST 21, 1989 "PAROLE VIOLATION WARRANT". This document is four (4) pages in length with four (4) pages of exhibits, a total of eight (8) pages. THIS DOCUMENT IS IN PDF FORMAT.
4. MAY 5, 2012: John Gregory Lambros' letter to Attorney Johanna E. Markind, Assistant General Counsel for the U.S. Parole Commission via U.S. Certified Mail No. 7008-1830-0004-2646-9277. Lambros informs Attorney Markind that he has not received a response from his February 6, 2012 letter. Also Lambros offers an overview of documents as to proof of his torture in Brasilia, Brazil, which included: a) October 20, 1991, Sunday newspaper article from CAMPINAS [Sao Paulo, Brazil] entitled "MAFIOSO DA CAMORRO PRESO SOFREU TORTURAS NA DITADURA!" by Jose Francisco Pacola, states FRANCISCO TOSCANINO is currently being held at the Federal Police Station in Brasilia, Brazil AWAITING HIS EXTRADITION TO ITALY. B) February 12, 1996 letter from MAXIME TOSCANINO the son of FRANCISCO TOSCANINO offering information as to the name of FRANCISCO TOSCANINO'S lawyer in Brazil - Dr. Julio Cardella - and the location of his father - a maximum security prison near Naples, Italy. Maxime also included a copy of the October 20, 1991 newspaper article from Campinas. FRANCISCO TOSCANINO was tortured in the same facility and cell block Lambros was tortured in January 1973. See, U.S. vs. FRANCISCO TOSCANINO, 500 F.2d 267, 269-270 (2nd Cir. 1974). Finally, Lambros offers information regarding the January 11, 1993 "SUBPOENA" the U.S. Embassy received for MARGARET MURPHY, COUNSEL GENERAL FOR THE U.S. EMBASSY IN BRASILIA, BRAZIL. The Subpoena was an ORDER for Margaret Murphy to appear on January 14, 1993, in the U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, Courtroom 3 at 9:00 a.m. - Margaret Murphy did not appear to testify as to the torture Lambros received in Brasilia, Brazil. This document is four (4) pages in length with no exhibits. THIS DOCUMENT IS IN PDF FORMAT.
5. MARCH 8, 2012: CARLOS QUIJAS, 38 WAS RELEASED FROM A U.S. PRISON FRIDAY BY THE U.S. PAROLE COMMISSION, which reduced his five-year sentence to time served. Carlos Quijas was the second American released from jail WHO WAS CONVICTED OF DRUG TRAFFICKING IN MEXICO AFTER CLAIMING THAT HE HAD BEEN TORTURED BY THE COUNTRY'S MILITARY. [Shohn Huckabee was the first] Mr. Quijas and Shohn Huckabee, were convicted in a Mexican court of drug trafficking in 2010 and transferred to the United States to serve their sentences. The two men deny the charges. This information appeared in an article entitled "U.S. Releases American In Cross-Border Drug Case", by Nicholas Casey. See, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, Thursday, March 8, 2012, Page A12.
6. August 28, 2012: John Gregory Lambros' letter to Attorney Johanna Markind, Assistant General Counsel for the U.S. Parole Commission. Lambros informs Ms. Markind of the June 1, 2012 article that appeared within the magazine "THE WEEK", page 6, as to Brazilian President DILMA ROUSSEFF RECEIVING $10,000.00 from Brazil as compensation for having been tortured for three (3) years after her capture in 1969. Lambros also suggests that the U.S. Parole Commission contact the SEVEN MEMBER TRUTH COMMISSION that President Rousseff created to investigate human rights abuses. This document is one (1) page in length with a one (1) page exhibit, a total of two (2) pages. THIS DOCUMENT IS IN PDF FORMAT.
7. August 22, 2012: Lambros received this letter a day after he mailed his August 28, 2012 letter to Attorney Johanna E. Markind. Attorney Johanna E. Markind and General Counsel Rockne J. Chickinell of the U.S. Parole Commission inform Lambros that they will not investigate his torture in Brazil until Lambros finishes serving his 30-year term of imprisonment and starts his 15-year term of imprisonment for the U.S. Parole Commission that Brazil did not extradite Lambros on. Therefore, a breach of the treaty and order of the Brazilian Supreme Court. This document is one (1) page in length and in PDF FORMAT.
8. JANUARY 29, 2013: Rockne J. Chickinell, General Counsel and Johanna E. Markind, Attorney for the U.S. Parole Commission wrote John Gregory Lambros in response to Lambros' letters dated February 6, 2012, May 5, 2012, and August 28, 2012. Ms. Markind states "the Commission's pending detainer warrant WILL NOT BE EXECUTED UNTIL YOU HAVE FINISHED SERVlNG THE 30-YEAR TERM IMPOSED BY THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA IN CASE NO. 89-cr-82-05. After it is executed, the Commission will conduct a REVOCATION HEARING, at which you should raise any arguments you wish to present concerning revocation." This document is one (i) page in length and in PDF FORMAT.
9. JANUARY 30, 2013: "NOTICE OF ACTION", from U.S. Parole Commission to John Gregory Lambros, the following action was ORDERED: "Pursuant to the Commission's November 23, 1988 Certificate of Early Termination, you were DISCHARGED FROM PAROLE ON THAT DATE AND BEGAN SERVING YOUR SPECIAL PAROLE TERM. Upon execution of the pending August 21, 1989 WARRANT, the Commission shall conduct a hearing to determine whether to revoke your SPECIAL PAROLE TERM ONLY." THE ABOVE IS NOT APPEALABLE."
10. JUNE 12, 2014: "SENTENCING MONITORING COMPUTATION DATA AS OF JUNE 12, 2014" from U.S. Bureau of Prisons. The document clearly states Lambros' statutory release date is projected at JULY 4, 2017 and expiration full term date is MAY 15, 2021.
11. DECEMBER 12, 2014: LAMBROS' LETTER TO JOHANNA MARKIND, U.S. PAROLE COMMISSION. U.S. Certified Mail No. 7013-2630-0000-5381-3567. This letter request the U.S. Parole Commission "TO GRANT RELIEF AND CONSERVE JUDICIAL RESOURCES BEFORE JOHN GREGORY LAMBROS PROCEEDS AGAINST 'BRAZIL' REGARDING EXTRADITION JUDGMENT #539-1, PURSUANT TO 'THE FOREIGN SOVEREIGN IMMUNITIES ACT' FOR FALSE IMPRISONMENT." This letter outlines the facts and laws regarding Lambros NOT BEING EXTRADITED FROM BRAZIL ON THE AUGUST 21, 1989 'WARRANT" ISSUED BY THE U.S. PAROLE COMMISSION. Therefore, Lambros will seek justice by legal process via "THE FOREIGN SOVEREIGN IMMUNITIES ACT" against Brazil for EVERY DAY LAMBROS IS INCARCERATED AFTER JULY 4, 2016, THE DAY LAMBROS IS ELIGIBLE FOR "PRERELEASE CUSTODY". Lambros' action is a TORT and Title 28 U.S.C. Section 1605(a)(5) under the FSIA allows claims for a) the infliction of mental or emotional distress; b) FALSE IMPRISONMENT; c) FALSE ARREST; d) conspiracy to aid and abet false arrest and false imprisonment; e) battery; f) assault. A FEDERAL JURY IN 2013 AWARDED $500,000.00 A MONTH FOR FALSE IMPRISONMENT. See, SLEVlN vs. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR THE COUNTY OF DONA ANA, et al., 934 F. Supp. 2d 1282, 1285 (Dist. of New Mexico, January 8, 2013)(Jury found defendants liable for the TORT OF FALSE IMPRISONMENT and awarded COMPENSATORY DAMAGES OF $500,000.00 FOR EACH MONTH THAT PLAINTIFF WAS INCARCERATED, PLUS AN ADDITIONAL $1 MILLION FOR EACH YEAR SINCE PLAINTIFF'S RELEASE FROM CUSTODY). This document is 19 pages total, including 2 pages of exhibits, in PDF FORMAT.
DOWNLOAD FEBRUARY 3, 2015 LAMBROS LETTER TO U.S. PAROLE COMMISSION, HERE IN PDF.
DOWNLOAD MAY 11, 2015 "MEMORANDUM" AS TO DENIAL OF LAMBROS' RELEASE ON "JULY 14, 2015" DUE TO ILLEGAL DETAINER BY PAROLE COMMISSION, HERE IN PDF FORMAT.
DOWNLOAD June 1, 2015: "SENTENCE MONITORING COMPUTATION DATA here in PDF.