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Friday, June 27, 2008 --- 72 days ago http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/laplaza/2008/06/us-lawmaker-den.html
 A Texas congressman said he had no involvement in an alleged ransom payment to free one of his wife's distant relatives, who was kidnapped in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez. The incident is the latest example of the rampant violence that is afflicting Mexican border towns -- and possibly the closest that violence has come to directly affecting the U.S. Congress. The Washington Times newspaper reported Friday that at the request of Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-Texas), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents helped "facilitate" a $32,000 ransom to free Erika Posselt, a Mexican national who was abducted June 19 from the auto glass store she owns in Juarez. ICE officials said the agency played no role in negotiating with the kidnappers or in paying a ransom. At the request of Mexican law enforcement officials, ICE did provide logistical and technical assistance, officials said, providing secure office space and helping with interviews. "Contrary to some media reports, ICE had no role in the negotiation of the release of the individual or provision of ransom in this case," an ICE statement said. Posselt was held for three days, according to the report, during which her captors threatened to kill her and then lowered their initial demand of a $500,000 ransom to $32,000 payable in U.S. and Mexican currency. Reyes, who is chairman of the influential House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, denied he played a rol ... |
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