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Jose Rios

Released
Gender:Male
Race:Hispanic
Era:1980s
State:New York
Support
Black Liberation Anti-Imperialism New York 8+ Black Liberation Movement
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Biography

Black / Latino liberation activist charged in the October 17-18, 1984 federal RICO indictment alongside the New York 8 — making the case the New York 8+. The sole charge against him was RICO conspiracy. Arrested in a predawn FBI/NYPD Joint Terrorism Task Force raid and held without bail in federal custody before being released pending trial in early 1985. Trial began May 13, 1985 before Judge Kevin Thomas Duffy in the Southern District of New York; the August 1985 jury acquitted him on the only count he faced.

Case

Metropolitan Correctional Center
Charges: RICO conspiracy
Arrested: Oct 17, 1984
Incarcerated: Oct 17, 1984
Judge: Kevin Thomas Duffy
Convicted: No — acquitted
Institution State: New York