The World - News from June 5, 1986
The extradition of Argentina’s most wanted fugitive was upheld by U.S. District Judge Kenneth Ryskamp in Miami. Jose Lopez Rega, 79, known as “the Sorcerer” because of his fascination with the occult and as the “Argentine Rasputin” because of his influence on former President Maria Estela Peron, is accused of organizing right-wing death squads, ordering the murders of political enemies and stealing from a charity. More appeals are likely, and the case must be reviewed by the State Department before he is turned over to Argentine authorities.
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