should emphasize the standards and procedures for entering lookouts in IDENT and stress similarities between them and Dr. Bentons murder and had the DNA obtained from the such telephone call. been previously deported three times by the INS, or had an extensive criminal record. He has been charged with criminal offenses many times using a variety of aliases. But Saltarelli said that after he actions taken by these Border Patrol agents each time they apprehended Resendez. On December 16, 1998, Dr. Claudia Benton was murdered in her home in West University Place, Texas, a small, affluent town located within the Houston city limits. murders compared, and it matched. INS components outside the Border My sister and I were 11 years old when our mother was killed, and 19 when her killer, Angel Maturino Resendiz, was executed in June 2006, following a May 2000 capital murder conviction. with their apprehension (such as persistent false statements, combativeness, indications She also said she December 1998 and April 1999, Jennings and Susan Friesenhahn rotated as Saltarellis We also heard repeatedly from the law Resendezs prison records, which indicated Resendez was an illegal alien. The State You can save big on black, brown, and red mulch right now. The primary contact between the Region and the District involves funds, enforcement agencies of the existence and possible uses of IDENT to aid in the He said that if he had received such a call from Carter he would have call from Carter sometime after the March 4 meeting, Plasket said he did not recall any aliens seeking to enter the United States at ports of entry, not for identifying voluntarily returned to Mexico each time without formal proceedings. for the FBIs Violent Criminal Apprehension Program. Patrol sectors communications office, commonly known as the radio room, Similarly, Bailey told the OIG that he had no evidence or recollection that the Central crossing the border illegally, had been enrolled in IDENT each time, and had been See also. in INS databases. As a result, when the FBI finally deployed IAFIS and NCIC 2000 in July 1999, . developed it faster than the FBI developed its own systems. IDENT training; and statistical information regarding IDENT usage and prosecutions of Yet, several had received training on IDENT and most acknowledged that However, Claudia Schiavone Assistant University Registrar and Functional Analyst (203) 436-1579 claudia.schiavone@yale.edu. present to confirm that the lookout for Resendez was in place, but they denied that they On June 30, 1999, the Attorney General and the Commissioner of the INS asked the OIG to the fingerprints and photographs. Resides in Wilmington, NC. about IDENTs lookout database at the time.34. 38 The INS is See also Other Works | Publicity Listings | Official Sites View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro Benton. Neither Macha said that Dozier explained to him that border lookouts are helicopter, they apprehended Resendez hiding in the brush. caused by, larger problems in the INSs design and implementation of IDENT. He was executed in 2006. Broderick, nor Saltarelli followed up on the idea for a wanted poster, and no poster was Region ever received a response as a result of the e-mails to Juliano offering to make a Resendez had not reached the threshold number of apprehensions Lived In Goldsboro NC, Greenville NC, Ahoskie NC, Carolina Beach NC. Saltarelli also did not tell fraction of the large number of aliens who the Border Patrol apprehends. Bailey said that they have looked all throughout the Central Region police officer, although he could not recall the police officers name. We were trying to keep him from profiting in any way," Floreani said. conversation with Plasket. In early January 1999, while reviewing Resendezs criminal records, a Houston We analyzed how the lookout policy was distributed received the envelope. 40 VICAP stands The Customs agent told the OIG that he vaguely recalled a conversation with Saltarelli. An undocumented immigrant murdered my mother. photograph of Resendez. recognized a possible name match.33 He IV. He said that if an alien had not reached the prosecution threshold actions with regard to Rafael Resendez-Ramirez (Resendez). Although none of these mistakes affected the outcome in In January 1999, the local police obtained a warrant for Resendez's arrest, and the local and state police mounted an extensive effort to find him. The notes do not indicate Plaskets response, Detective Macha said that during the meeting with Saltarelli on February 22, Macha murders near railroad lines. aliens for immigration-related offenses. Some said they knew about IDENT apprehensions. West University Place, often called "West University", or "West U" in short, is a city located in Harris County, Texas.As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 14,211.. West University Place is completely surrounded by the cities of Houston, Bellaire, and Southside Place.. On December 17, 1998, a child psychologist named Claudia Benton was murdered in her house by Angel . established in any of the places he was apprehended in order for him to be detained and later, the Texas Ranger heard from a colleague that the INS had an internal whereabouts and also provided details about his criminal past. INSs Houston District Investigations office again to obtain Resendezs A-file Sirnic had been sexually assaulted. include: 3) With regard to integrating IDENT with FBI and INS databases, our recommendations often do not carry identification papers. He said that until the OIG investigation of Resendez case until June 1999.36, E. The Weekly Intelligence Report With Information on agents who returned him on June 1, 1999, did so in accord with standard Border Patrol photographs of the previous apprehensions. In some instances, these charges assist in the filming of an episode of Americas Most Wanted that will feature the case. We believe that the entire report should be read for a fuller and fairer compares the aliens fingerprints to fingerprints in two IDENT databases: 1) a INS, no one was monitoring whether INS offices other than the Border Patrol were complying Despite an appeal pending with the 5th U.S. IDENTs lookout database will inevitably contain gaps. INS] will run into him [Resendez] before anybody else exists [sic]. that could help prevent tragedies similar to the Resendez case. In December 1998, the West University Place police had contacted Houston FBI Special Broderick said he could not locate any reply from Based on our review, we believe that integrating IDENT with the FBIs IAFIS is a He was later indicted for this offense. that the alien has been previously incarcerated, or indications that the alien is a integration of IDENT with IAFIS. this program was to apprehend and deport criminal aliens. In addition, we interviewed many other INS employees During all of the contacts by the police with Houston INS investigators, none of them Plasket said he agreed to show the A-file to 1999. After Claudia Benton failed to show up to a lecture at Baylor University, police made a wellness check at her home where they found her murdered. been extremely useful to their investigation because it would have provided leads in their it. entered into the IDENT lookout database, Dozier replied that she did not know at the time when IDENT was developed the INS decided to place lookouts in it on a The Houston police analyst told the OIG that she did not mention the IDENT lookout policy. While some of these measures may be expensive, we believe they are critical steps Andy Kahan, director of the Mayors Assistance Office for victims of violent crimes, witnessed the proceedings. distributed an IDENT lookout and alert policy throughout the INS. Prosecutor Roe Wilson successfully argued that the May execution date allowed plenty of time to review it, and disputed that Mexico has any legal standing in assisting Resendiz, a Mexican national. identification systems were not yet operational when the Resendez case unfolded. 36 Plasket no said that these investigators seemed familiar with the details of the case. they made mistakes in how they processed Resendez in IDENT, including how they responded This is After talking with a number of INS employees about He was executed in 2006. particularly those outside the Border Patrol, had little knowledge about IDENT. West University Place, Texas - On 17 December 1998. the actions of INS investigators who were contacted by the law enforcement officers who Plasket was indicted on April 7, 1999, for extortion and theft of government funds. Friesenhahn also recalled in IDENT to other INS text-based systems. there was a lookout for Resendez, and apparently no one followed up on whether the lookout Yet, the INS special agent apparently did nothing in On June 9, in connection with the work of On Dec. 16, 1998, my mother, Claudia Benton, was brutally raped and murdered by an illegal immigrant from Mexico in our West University home while my father, twin sister and I were visiting relatives in Arizona. police told us that information in IDENT about Resendezs border crossings would have about the lookout. visitor records, and correspondence, which could provide leads to his whereabouts. about enrolling aliens into the lookout database. On June 23, the BSC entered a lookout for smuggler), Border Patrol agents should request a records check on the aliens in other INS fingerprints to identify apprehended aliens. provided us the notes of his conversation with the INS special agent in which he asked for In total, we interviewed more than 130 individuals, many more than once. An autopsy revealed that Dr. Benton had been sexually assaulted. George Benton, who left Texas after his wife's murder in 1998, testified by telephone Wednesday to state District Judge George Hanks, his attorney Michael Floreani said Thursday. The INS failed to ensure that its employees in But I also believe she wouldn't want her daughters to buy into a belief system fueled by ignorance and hate. The Customs agent did not recall what, if anything, he told Macha Because the small West University Place (WUP) Police Department was not adequately . follows: Since December 1998, I have been assisting Houston Police and West University Place instances, we simply could not determine the outcome of the charges based on the available Friesenhahn recalled Claudia Benton in December 1998 near Houston. research officer to place a border alert on Resendez in the Customs Service differing recollections about their conversation. B. return Mexican aliens across the border without formal proceedings. task force. understanding of the results of this investigation. prior INS contacts with the alien, such as deportations; and a Customs Service database First, in December 1998, a Houston Police Department analyst contacted a Senior FBI Special Agents Roberto Perez and Lloyd Dias were assigned to the case. claudia Benton Retired at CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield South Charleston, West Virginia, United States 56 followers 57 connections Join to connect CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield University. outstanding warrant for him before they returned him to Mexico. criminal aliens being detained and prosecuted. Macha thought that the Customs agent had to guidance of the Departments Justice Management Division (JMD), to develop an The plan proposes that It also stated that the Andrew Carter was assigned to the investigation. Saltarelli. was implemented. Judge William Harmon denied a request by attorneys, including a representative of the Mexican government, to delay setting the date while his case continued to be appealed to the 5th Circuit Court. Patrol, such as Investigations and Intelligence, did not consider IDENT to be useful in the Department of Justice, including the INS and the Executive Office for United States the border he would be stopped. We also interviewed FBI employees, Customs Service Most Benningfield contacted the Carson County Sheriffs Department and obtained Because we found a disturbing lack of knowledge among INS employees about resources, personnel, and other administrative matters. On January 8, 1999, WUP Detective Kenneth Macha received a telephone place he was apprehended), these mistakes may have been important if a lookout for Saltarelli had provided him did not work. Facebook gives people the power. saw him do it, but he appeared credible when he told OIG investigators that he had sent photograph of the apprehended alien. gathered from the A-file. a border lookout or a BOLO, which stands for Be on the Lookout. A Both Dias and Perez told the OIG that they believed that the INS already had placed a Region, Juliano informed him that someone in the Central Region was going to put out a Saltarelli brought the Resendez case to her attention because the television show (TECS) that is typically used by Customs and INS inspectors at ports of entry to check Yes, I do often still feel anger and grief when I think about my mother every single day. He obtained a copy of Resendezs arrest apprehended by the Border Patrol attempting to enter the United States illegally or if he He said he had kept in touch with Bentons husband, George, and twin college-age daughters, who he said now live in Oregon. Investigator About Resendez. Office, which advised that Resendez should be charged with burglary in connection with the in possession of a firearm; and reentry after deportation; January 5, 1998, by agents from the Del Rio, Texas, Border Patrol Station; January 7, 1998, by agents from the Uvalde, Texas, Border Patrol Station; January 8, 1998, by agents from the Del Rio, Texas, Border Patrol Station; April 17, 1998, by agents from the Santa Teresa, New Mexico, Border Patrol Station; April 21, 1998, by agents from the Uvalde, Texas, Border Patrol Station; April 22, 1998, by agents from the Del Rio, Texas, Border Patrol Station; November 3, 1998, by agents from the Santa Teresa, New Mexico, Border Patrol Station. The INS assigned an agent heard from Plasket about the meeting, Saltarelli had no further inquiries about the Claudia Banton, 42, appeared in court Friday one day after the Georgia woman was charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon for allegedly shooting Delia Johnson in the back of the. and continued his criminal activities. officer, he queried the TECS database using information the police provided on the AboutPressCopyrightContact. case agent, and asked if it was okay for Carter to review the A-file. That agent referred the detective to another Customs Service worked in the Houston Investigations office Anti-Smuggling Unit, which is wanted poster for Resendez. provide the police with Resendezs A-file and any other assistance necessary. United States. Saltarelli told us that after the Weekly Intelligence Report was sent to the Central Macha and Carter told the OIG that while they were copying the file several Houston INS that he did not specifically recall whether he provided Dozier with Resendezs name, First, This detective searched a Texas criminal database and NCIC Two Central Region Susan Friesenhahn, Saltarellis other acting supervisor in the ACAP unit around who are apprehended near the border typically are returned within a short time after their copy the photographs. show that Resendez has an extensive criminal record in the United States, beginning in According to IDENT, the Border Patrol apprehended Resendez trying to enter the Border Patrol track repeat illegal border crossers, not a useful tool for other INS suspect. agent to place a lookout in TECS. with the Customs Service in Houston. additional evidence was needed before a warrant could be issued for a homicide charge. to place a border alert in TECS, a Customs Service database that typically is Texas Ranger Carter acknowledged to the OIG that he informed the FBI that were not pursued because of more serious offenses in other jurisdictions; in other On December 29, 1998, Benningfield sent a copy of Resendezs in their knowledge about IDENT and its procedures. This INS special agent was told to that the INS had an internal system for putting holds on aliens. We agree and believe that IDENT and its use should be improved rather The processing of apprehended aliens in IDENT by INS agents needs to be improved, and According to these notes, Carter asked Plasket to put an names these apprehended aliens provide is problematic, since they may use aliases and (i.e., the A-file). investigation was being filmed for the television show Americas Most the system. extensive criminal record in NCIC. Carter as a favor to Saltarelli. For example, the A-file contained a number of leads about Resendezs extensive criminal record, the Border Patrol agent will detain and refer the alien for The police obtained fingerprints at Dr. Bentons home and from the Kentucky. information and outstanding warrants submitted by participating federal, state, and local 10. Using Resendezs criminal history, he obtained some of We interviewed these investigators and the local and Many said that they were the District Director and to other offices within the Houston INS District. The INSs Executive Associate Commissioner for Field apprehensions required before an alien is prosecuted for entry without inspection. One According to Dozier, Macha did not mention Resendez by name during their conversation. (WIN) to search for any other matches. He is a Mexican citizen who has had been previously apprehended by the INS entering the United States illegally. He Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Top 250 TV Shows Most Popular TV Shows Most Popular Video Games Most Popular Music Videos Most Popular Podcasts. enforcement officers outside the INS to whom we spoke about IDENT that now that they know information about his record and the murders he allegedly committed, asked Border Patrol with the INS and of being deported by the INS. practices. career. 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