María Cueto

Released
Date of birth:19. 12. 1943
Date of death:23. 06. 2012
Age:68† Deceased
Gender:Female
Race:Hispanic
Era:1980s
Inmate Number:#15884-053
State:New York
Address:Federal Correctional Institution P.O. Box 1000 Pleasanton, CA 94566
Support
Puerto Rican Independence
María Cueto

Biography

María Cueto was the director of the National Commission on Hispanic Affairs of the Episcopal Church and a well-known grand jury resister. Subpoenaed in 1977 and again in 1981 before federal grand juries investigating the FALN and the Puerto Rican independence movement, she refused to testify on principle. After jailing for civil contempt, she was among five resisters (with Ricardo Romero, Julio and Andrés Rosado, and Steven Guerra) indicted for criminal contempt and each sentenced to three years.

Case

Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York
Charges: Civil contempt — refusal to testify before federal grand jury investigating FALN
Arrested: Apr 4, 1977
Institution State: New York

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