Thread: Information on Cesar Armando Laurean

I just happened to catch this discrepancy while reading the FBI file.

It was always my understanding the military should have this information on their files. Is this an attempt to "cover-up"?

I, too, am

Fox News just reported he is a Mexican National. I guess these are the soldiers McCain want to give amnesty to.

[color=red][size=150][b]The FBI has offered a $25,000 reward for information leading to the location and arrest of Laurean. Anyone having information related to Laurean should contact local law enforcement, FBI Office or the nearest American Embassy or Consulate.â€

FBI Announces Tipline, 1-800-CALLFBI, for Public to Call in Information on Cesar Armando Laurean

Information in the NCIC (National Crime Information Center) database is usually provided by the family of the missing person.

Information in regards to...
National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
...Can be found at

http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/doj/fbi/is/ncic.htm

FBI: Marine Suspect May Be in Mexico
2008-01-16
By MIKE BAKER Associated Press Writer



JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The key suspect in the slaying of a 20-year-old pregnant Marine may have fled to Mexico, and the FBI is working with Mexican authorities to track him down, authorities said Wednesday.

A wide-ranging manhunt for Cpl. Cesar Armando Laurean began last week, after authorities said he fled North Carolina and left behind a note in which he admitted burying the body of Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach, but said she committed suicide.

Detectives later found her remains, and those of her child, in Laurean's backyard. They have rejected the suggestion she killed herself.

"We strongly suspect, but have not confirmed, that Laurean may be in Mexico," said FBI spokesman Richard Kolko in Washington. "We have a strong working relationship with law enforcement partners in Mexico and we're working with them to locate and apprehend him."

Laurean appears to have mailed letters back to his wife in North Carolina, according to a law enforcement official who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the ongoing investigation. It was not immediately clear what the letters said or how many of them were sent, or where they were sent from.

Authorities have said his wife, Christina Laurean, is cooperating with authorities and provided them with the note her husband left before skipping town.

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Associated Press writer Lara Jakes Jordan in Washington contributed to this report.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.

JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A 20-year-old Marine whose remains were found along with those of her child in the backyard of a colleague suspected of killing her had told victims' advocates at Camp Lejeune that she didn't consider the man a threat.

Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach alleged in May that Cpl. Cesar Armando Laurean had raped her in March and April. A pregnancy test soon after was negative, Marine Corps officials said Tuesday, but a test in June was positive. Doctors estimated the date of conception was May 14.

Laurean never violated a military protective order directing him to stay away from Lauterbach, continued to report for work on time in the weeks after her disappearance and denied having any sexual contact with her, said Col. Gary Sokoloski, the judge advocate general officer for the II Marine Expeditionary Force.

"At no time did she indicate that she was threatened by Cpl. Laurean," Sokoloski said. "When she was asked if she felt threatened by Cpl. Laurean, she said she did not feel threatened."

Authorities confirmed Tuesday that remains found over the weekend in a fire pit in Laurean's yard were those of Lauterbach and her child. Dr. Charles Garrett, the Onslow County medical examiner, said Lauterbach, who was eight months pregnant when she vanished, died of "traumatic head injury due to blunt force trauma."

The autopsy did not answer all the questions about the circumstances of Lauterbach's death, said county prosecutor Dewey Hudson. Detectives are still unsure whether she gave birth before her death and of the identity of the father, he said.

Corps officials said Lauterbach met with prosecutors in November and said she no longer believed Laurean was the father. She disappeared the next month.

Naval investigators concluded the alleged sexual encounter in March was not criminal, said Paul Ciccarelli, an agent with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. The pair had a second sexual encounter about two weeks later that didn't include any threats, force, violence or coercion, he said.

"She asked him to stop, and he did stop," Ciccarelli said, saying that was the account Lauterbach gave to officials.

He said Lauterbach still considered both to be incidents of rape, and that Lauterbach's regimental commander treated her allegations seriously. Her commander was intent on taking the case to an Article 32 hearing, the military equivalent of a grand jury proceeding.

Authorities believe Laurean fled Jacksonville early Friday after leaving a note in which he admitted burying Lauterbach's body, but said she committed suicide. Tuesday, authorities said they believe he is hiding.

Laurean's pickup truck was towed on Tuesday after authorities found it abandoned at a motel parking lot in Morrisville, not far from where it was seen by witnesses in Durham, about 150 miles northwest of Jacksonville. It will be taken back to Onslow County to be processed by the State Bureau of Investigation, Ciccarelli said.

It was unclear how long the truck had been at the Microtel Inn. Sherrie Joyner, who works the front desk, said Laurean never checked in.

Lauterbach's ATM card was found at a bus station in Durham, and authorities received reports from several witnesses Sunday who said they saw Laurean at a bus station in Shreveport, La. Onslow County Sheriff Ed Brown has said detectives have been unable to confirm the Louisiana sightings.


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U.S. Department of Justice
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Charlotte, North Carolina 28285


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Press Release

January 22, 2008
Contact: Public Affairs Specialist Amy Thoreson (704) 373-8766


FBI Releases Additional Photos to Assist in the International Search for Fugitive Cesar Armando Laurean

Charlotte—The FBI, in conjunction with the Onlsow County Sheriff’s Office, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, the U.S. Marshals Service, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, is releasing additional photographs of fugitive U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal Cesar Armando Laurean and a new known alias to assist in the ongoing international search. Laurean is a suspect in the homicide of USMC Lance Corporal Maria Lauterbach. FBI Special Agent in Charge Nathan T. Gray stated, “These additional photographs of tattoos on each of his upper arms are clear and distinctive. We are hoping the new information and the wanted posters translated into Spanish will assist in law enforcement efforts to find Laurean. I continue to urge anyone with information about Laurean’s whereabouts to call 1-800-CALLFBI (1-800-225-5324).â€

Missing U.S. Marine Spotted in Mexico
2008-01-23
By GUILLERMO ARIAS Associated Press Writer



GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — Missing Marine Cesar Laurean, wanted in the slaying of a pregnant colleague, visited relatives in Mexico last week but left without saying where he was headed, a man identified as his cousin said.

Juan Antonio Ramos Ramirez told The Associated Press Tuesday that Laurean walked into his liquor store on Jan. 14 or Jan. 15, and the two cousins chatted for 10 minutes about their families. Laurean then told Ramos Ramirez that he had to get back to two friends outside, but he might return. He never came back.

CNN first reported Tuesday that Laurean had briefly stopped by Ramos Ramirez's liquor store in Zapopan, just outside Guadalajara.

Days later, Ramos Ramirez saw a television report that Laurean was wanted in the United States for killing 20-year-old Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach.

"We were completely shocked," he said.

Authorities have said they suspected that Laurean had fled to Mexico, but the comments from Ramos Ramirez were the first public confirmation that the Marine had been in the country.

Mexican and U.S. officials said they were looking into the report, but didn't have any more information.

The Marines first began searching for Lauterbach on Dec. 17, after Lauterbach failed to show up for work. Local authorities took up the case Dec. 19, after her mother reported her missing. Three weeks later, officials found Lauterbach's burned remains in a fire pit in Laurean's back yard.

Lauterbach had earlier accused Laurean of rape. Laurean left a note for his wife, Christina, that said Lauterbach slit her own throat with a knife, and he then buried her in the woods near their home.

An autopsy found that Lauterbach died of blunt force trauma to the head.

CNN reported Tuesday night that Laurean had mailed two other letters to his family before crossing the border. On Jan. 11, Laurean boarded a bus in Raleigh, N.C., headed for Houston, where he caught a second bus to Mexico for about $170, CNN quoted an unidentified law enforcement official as saying.

The second bus driver told authorities Laurean identified himself as Armando Ramirez, the same official said.

CNN also showed video of a man authorities believe is Laurean withdrawing money from Lauterbach's bank account at an ATM on Dec. 24.

Ramos Ramirez said he didn't contact police about his cousin because he believes Laurean is innocent.

"It didn't seem right to contact police," he said. "He is a normal person, with no tendency for doing bad things."

He said police still hadn't contacted him about his cousin late Tuesday, despite the international manhunt.

Officials in Jalisco state, home to Guadalajara, said they hadn't been formally notified of Laurean's warrant.

Ramos Ramirez said Laurean and most of the Marine's family moved to the U.S. more than 10 years ago, and he had seen Laurean only three other times since. The second time, five years ago, Laurean came for vacation and spent a few days with Ramos Ramirez's mother, Maria Ramirez.

Laurean hasn't contacted any other family members in Mexico, Ramos Ramirez said.

He said Laurean didn't stay long, and didn't say anything about why he was in Mexico or where he was headed next. Ramos Ramirez said he wasn't surprised by the brief visit because Laurean isn't very close to relatives in Mexico. His cousin seemed calm, he added.

"It was like any visit," Ramos Ramirez said.

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Associated Press writer Traci Carl contributed to this report from Mexico City.

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