New Jersey 101.5 » George Wright http://nj1015.com New Jersey News Fri, 24 May 2013 18:24:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Could Fugitive NJ Murderer Be Tried as Terrorist? http://nj1015.com/could-fugitive-nj-murderer-be-tried-as-terrorist/ http://nj1015.com/could-fugitive-nj-murderer-be-tried-as-terrorist/#comments Thu, 12 Jul 2012 02:49:58 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=134360 A former FBI agent says a fugitive murderer from New Jersey could be tried as a terrorist today because he helped hijack an airliner in 1972.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/could-fugitive-nj-murderer-be-tried-as-terrorist/feed/ 0 George Wright (AFP/Getty Images) Portugal Judge Won't Extradite NJ Hijacker Fugitive George Wright http://nj1015.com/george-wright-nj-hijacker-fugitive-wont-be-extradite/ http://nj1015.com/george-wright-nj-hijacker-fugitive-wont-be-extradite/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:16:09 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=64855 LISBON, Portugal - Portugal won't extradite American fugitive George Wright to the United States for crimes he committed there four decades ago, after the U.S. ran out of possibilities to appeal the decision to let him stay, a Portuguese court official said Wednesday.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/george-wright-nj-hijacker-fugitive-wont-be-extradite/feed/ 0 US Asks Portugal To Review American Fugitive Case http://nj1015.com/us-asks-portugal-to-review-american-fugitive-case/ http://nj1015.com/us-asks-portugal-to-review-american-fugitive-case/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:10:30 +0000 Dan Alexander http://nj1015.com/?p=41769 A U.S. Department of Justice official says the United States has asked Portugal's Supreme Court to review its refusal to extradite American fugitive George Wright.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/us-asks-portugal-to-review-american-fugitive-case/feed/ 0 NJ Senator Appeals For Fugitive's Extradition http://nj1015.com/nj-senator-appeals-for-fugitives-extradition/ http://nj1015.com/nj-senator-appeals-for-fugitives-extradition/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 06:27:58 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=24924 A U.S. senator from New Jersey is urging the Portuguese government to return an American fugitive who escaped from a state prison in 1970 and spent more than 40 years on the lam before being captured in September in Portugal.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/nj-senator-appeals-for-fugitives-extradition/feed/ 0 U.S. Appeals Portugal Denial of Fugitive Extradition http://nj1015.com/u-s-appeals-portugal-denial-of-fugitive-extradition/ http://nj1015.com/u-s-appeals-portugal-denial-of-fugitive-extradition/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 22:10:52 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=22097 The U.S. Justice Department says it has appealed a Portuguese judge's decision not to extradite longtime fugitive George Wright back to the United States.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/u-s-appeals-portugal-denial-of-fugitive-extradition/feed/ 0 Townsquare Media file image U.S. Critical of Portugal's Refusal to Extradite NJ Fugitive http://nj1015.com/u-s-critical-of-portugals-refusal-to-extradite-nj-fugitive/ http://nj1015.com/u-s-critical-of-portugals-refusal-to-extradite-nj-fugitive/#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 04:26:18 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=17262 U.S. officials are criticizing a Portuguese court's refusal to extradite captured American fugitive George Wright.

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