Claims extracted
16
sentences that state something as happening or true
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25%
4 of 16 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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not political
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Crime & Law
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Mexican judge arrested over alleged $2M bribe to release Ryan Wedding's second-in-command
Luis Benitez Alcantara accused of using position to secure release of Andrew Clark
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Alcantara → arrest → Clark
A Mexican judge has been arrested on allegations that he accepted a $2-million US bribe in exchange for granting bail to a man accused of acting as second-in-command to Ryan Wedding, the former Canadian Olympic snowboarder turned alleged drug kingpin, American officials said on Thursday.
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officials → arrest → Thursday
The U.S. Department of Justice said Luis Benitez Alcantara is accused of using his official position to secure the release of Andrew Clark, a 36-year-old Canadian man alleged to play a key role in a violent international drug trafficking ring, thus allowing Clark to evade detention.
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Clark → say → detention
Benitez Alcantara, 49, was arrested on Sunday in Colombia and a request will be made for his extradition, U.S. officials said.
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officials → arrest → extradition
He was arrested on a nine-count federal indictment and, if convicted, could face a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison for each count, they said.
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they → arrest → count
"Crooked public officials, no matter where they are, who assist drug traffickers operating here at home will face justice in the United States," U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a news release.
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Blanche → assist → release
Clark was first arrested in Mexico in October 2024, on U.S. charges of drug trafficking, murder and attempted murder, the release said.
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release → arrest → trafficking
Wedding was also named on the charges.
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Wedding → name → charges
Ryan Wedding ally 'Tupac,' who allegedly offered cosmetic surgery to locate murder target, requests bail
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who → offer → bail
Toronto-area man sentenced to 68 months in prison for smuggling cocaine allegedly tied to Ryan Wedding
The following month, American officials formally requested that Clark be extradited to face prosecution in the U.S., it said.
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it → sentence → U.S.
From then through February 2025, it's alleged that Clark transferred about $2.75 million in small increments and through intermediaries in a bid to be freed from Mexican custody.
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Clark → allege → custody
Officials allege Clark also struck a deal to pay Benitez Alcantara, the district judge overseeing his extradition proceedings, about $2 million in exchange for ordering his release.
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Clark → allege → release
It's alleged Benitez Alcantara granted him bond and ordered his release in February of last year, on the same day he allegedly received the bribe.
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he → allege → bribe
Clark was arrested again days later and taken to the United States, where his criminal case is pending.
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case → arrest → States
Wedding, meanwhile, was arrested in Mexico in January of this year and taken to the United States to face drug trafficking, murder and attempted murder charges.
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Wedding → arrest → charges
He remains in federal custody awaiting two trials in March and October of next year.
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He → remain → year
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