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June 7, 2011

Puerto Rican Independence Activist Pleads Not Guilty To 1983 Bank Robbery 
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The Puerto Rican independence activist Norberto Gonzalez-Claudio has
plead not guilty to charges stemming from his alleged involvement in the
1983 armored truck robbery of about $7 million in Connecticut. Gonzalez
was arrested on Friday after 25 years on the run. Authorities allege the
bank heist was committed to fund the activities of Los Macheteros, a
militant organization that seeks Puerto Rican independence. In 2005, the
FBI shot dead the leader of the Macheteros, Filiberto Ojeda Rios.



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