The Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced the arrest of two American fugitives wanted by US federal authorities for serious crimes.
Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco identified the two aliens as Teresita
Kindle, 57, and Virgilio Carigma Cruz, 67, who were arrested on Sept. 27 and Oct. 6,
respectively, by operatives from the BI’s fugitive search unit (FSU).
Kindle was arrested at a condominium unit in Little Baguio, San Juan City while Cruz
was apprehended at his residence in Bgy. San Pedro, Morong, Rizal.
Tansingco said he ordered the duo’s arrest at the request of the US authorities in
Manila which sought the BI’s help in locating and deporting the fugitives.
“They will be deported and placed in our bureau’s blacklist of undesirable aliens, thus
they are perpetually banned from re-entering the Philippines,” the BI chief added.
He also said that both Americans are already undocumented aliens as their passports
were either revoked by the State Department or have already expired.
Rendell Ryan Sy, BI-FSU acting chief, disclosed that Kindle was charged with multiple
counts of wire fraud and money laundering before the US district court in Florida which
issued a warrant for her arrest.
It was gathered that Kindle was arrested on the strength of a deportation warrant that
Tansingco signed pursuant to a deportation order that the BI board of commissioners
issued against her last month.
As for Cruz, Sy said an arrest warrant was issued against him by the superior court of
New Jersey in February 2018 after he was indicted on illegal drugs charges.
Both aliens are currently detained at the BI warden facility in Camp Bagong Diwa,
Taguig City while awaiting deportation.
