Adolfo Matos Antongiorgi

Released
Gender:Male
Race:Hispanic
Era:1980s
State:Illinois
Time Imprisoned:
18 Years 6 Months 23 Days
Support
Puerto Rican Independence Anti-Imperialism Socialism FALN (Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional)
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Biography

Adolfo Matos was arrested on April 4, 1980 at the FALN safe-house operation in Evanston, Illinois. He refused to recognize U.S. jurisdiction and was convicted of seditious conspiracy and weapons offenses, receiving a 70-year sentence. After 19 years his sentence was commuted by Clinton on August 11, 1999 and he was released the following month; he returned to Puerto Rico.

Case

Charges: Seditious conspiracy (18 U.S.C. § 2384), armed robbery (Hobbs Act), interstate transportation of firearms with intent to commit violent crime, weapons possession.
Arrested: Apr 3, 1980
Sentenced: Feb 17, 1981
Incarcerated: Feb 17, 1981
Released: Sep 9, 1999
Sentence: 70 years federal prison Charges as recorded: Seditious conspiracy (18 U.S.C. § 2384), armed robbery (Hobbs Act), interstate transportation of firearms with intent to commit violent crime, weapons possession. Defendants asserted prisoner-of-war status under Protocol I of the Geneva Conventions and refused to participate in the trial.
Prosecutor: Jeremy D. Margolis (AUSA, N.D. Ill.)
Judge: Hon. Thomas R. McMillen
Convicted: Yes

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