DR1 reported erroneously yesterday that Rafael Gonzalez Pantaleon had been extradited to the US from Amsterdam. Gonzalez is still in Amsterdam. Minister Eduardo Latorre denied that Gonzalez Pantale?n was on an official mission to Kuwait as originally reported in the press. Gonz?lez was arrested in Amsterdam where he made a transit stop on his way to Kuwait. The US requested the extradition of the former Dominican diplomat who on 20 January 1998 was sentenced to 78 months in prison and the payment of a US$3.5 million fine for Medicare fraud. The Holland and US have an extradition treaty. Gonzalez has up to 60 days to dispute the extradition request.
