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04TEGUCIGALPA654 2004-03-18 14:56 2011-08-26 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Tegucigalpa
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.
UNCLAS E F T O SECTION 01 OF 07 TEGUCIGALPA 000654 
 
SIPDIS 
 
NOFORN 
SENSITIVE 
 
DEA HQS PLS PASS TO SARI, OFC/MCMANUS, STEFFICK, B. BROWN, 
P. BROWN, HUTCHISON, BOND, SENA, NTRM/BERGMANN 
DEA HQS PLS PASS TO USMS WASH DC 
DEA HQS PLS PASS TO NEW ORLEANS FD/ARKANSAS RO/ GS ROBERTS 
DEA MEXICO PLS PASS TO RD/HOLIFIELD, ARD/ORTEGA, DEA MEXICO 
CITY PLS PASS TO USMS ATTACHE 
STATE FOR INL/LP, WHA/CEN AND DS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: 
SUBJECT: APPREHENSION OF US FUGITIVES TEDDY LEE FRENCH AND 
CHRISTOPHER FRENCH; GFTI-04-9154; HONDURAS 
CCX: FRENCH, TEDDY, KY-04-0004/WGA2L 
 
REF: A. TELCON BETWEEN GS ROBERTS/AKRO AND ACA RIOS/TCO 
        ON 2-18-04 
     B. E-MAIL REQUEST FROM CA RAY KELLY/BELICE CO ON 
        2-24-04 
 
1. (SBU) On March 10, 2004, U.S. Fugitives Teddy Lee FRENCH 
and Christopher FRENCH were apprehended by the Honduran 
National Police and Frontier Police at the San Pedro Sula 
International Airport.  Both Teddy Lee FRENCH and Christopher 
FRENCH were placed into the custody of Deputy U.S Marshals 
and returned to the United States for prosecution.  The 
details are as follows: 
 
2. (SBU) Based upon the above referenced telephone 
conversations and e-mail requests, A/CA Ivan Rios contacted 
the Director of Frontier Police and requested that 
surveillance be conducted at the airport in San Pedro Sula. 
On March 10, 2004, at approximately 5:00 a.m., members of the 
Honduran semi-vetted unit established surveillance at the 
airport attempting to locate Ted Leon FRENCH while the 
Frontier Police established a uniformed presence.  At 
approximately 6:30 a.m., S/A Rios observed Ted Leon French on 
the passenger line of the American Airlines ticket counter 
and notified the police of his presence.  At approximately 
7:00 a.m., Ted Leon French terminated his business at the 
ticket counter and proceeded to the airport tax collection 
counter where he was met by two males.  One male was later 
identified as Teddy Lee FRENCH and the other was a taxi 
driver.  All three subsequently walked to a Wendy's 
restaurant window located inside the airport.  At this point, 
the Frontier Police began conducting a random sweep of the 
airport with a K-9 dog.  It was apparent that the FRENCHs 
became visibly nervous as they maintained constant visual 
with the dog.  They later retrieved their food and walked to 
a table at the opposite side of where the K-9 patrol was 
located. 
 
3. (SBU) Subsequently, the K-9 was brought to the table where 
the FRENCHs were eating.  The police asked to review their 
documentation and they all complied.  Upon reviewing the 
paperwork, the police asked that they accompany the police to 
interview rooms for investigation.  Under Honduran law, the 
police are authorized to hold anyone for investigation at 
border locations.  The two FRENCHs were separated and were 
interviewed.  Teddy Lee FRENCH told the police he was a 
Honduran national born in Omoa, Honduras, but that he moved 
to the United States at a very early age.  He had recently 
returned to Honduras but, because he had been living in the 
U.S. for over thirty five years, he did not speak Spanish. 
Teddy Lee FRENCH had in his possession a Honduran drivers 
license (which is what he had shown the K-9 officer) and a 
Honduran passport, number B046138.  Both forms of ID 
identified him as Fernando GUARDADO-Guardado, born on 
February 17, 1962 in Omoa, Honduras.  The passport appeared 
brand new, practically without creases and had no immigration 
travel stamps in it.  Teddy Lee FRENCH continued to insist 
that the documents were real and that's who he was. 
 
4. (SBU) Ted Leon French was interviewed and asked 
rudimentary questions pertaining to his stay in Honduras to 
which he responded that he loved Honduras and was just 
visiting family that lived in Omoa and San Pedro Sula.  Ted 
Leon French (from henceforth referred to as Ted Leon) stated 
that Fernando GUARDADO was married to his step-daughter and 
had known him for approximately five years.  Ted Leon 
initially stated that GUARDADO lived in Omoa, but later 
stated that he lived in San Pedro Sula.  Ted Leon French 
claimed that he was returning to the United States to retire 
and would return in June to start constructing homes as a 
business and homes for his family.  Ted Leon also stated that 
he had another family member living in Honduras named Chris. 
When asked who he was, Ted Leon stated Chris was married to 
his other step-daughter.  When confronted with the fact that 
"Fernando" had a fictitious passport, Ted Leon stated he knew 
nothing of that.  When asked how well he knew Fernando, Ted 
Leon replied that he knew Fernando for about five years, but 
didn't know him well.  Ted Leon claimed that Fernando was 
Honduran by birth, born in Omoa, but that Fernando had moved 
to the U.S. when he was about five years old and that's why 
Fernando didn't speak much Spanish.  When asked if he was 
sure about his relationship to Fernando, Ted Leon responded, 
Yes, that Fernando was married to his step-daughter. 
 
5. (SBU) Ted Leon complied with a police request to open his 
brief case. Inside the briefcase was Ted Leon's birth 
certificate, numerous bottles of medications he needed for 
various ailments, many photographs of himself, Teddy Lee 
FRENCH and Christopher FRENCH with their families taken 
throughout various locations in Honduras and blank personal 
checks from two separate accounts at Peoples Bank belonging 
to Christopher FRENCH and Amanda FRENCH that were signed. 
All that was needed to endorse these checks were to add a 
name, date and a dollar amount.  From the photographs, Ted 
Leon identified Teddy Lee and identified Chris as the man 
that was married to his other step-daughter.  Ted Leon's 
passport had immigration stamps that showed he entered Belize 
by plane and then drove a vehicle through Guatemala on either 
February 2 or 3, 2004.  He then drove the vehicle into 
Honduras on February 04, 2004. The vehicle was identified as 
a 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee.  When asked about this strange 
itinerary, Ted Leon responded that his step-daughter had 
become really ill with stomach trouble and, since she had a 
baby he traveled to Belize to help her.  She was flown to 
Mexico City and found to be all right  She then flew to 
Honduras.  Since they had left the vehicle in Belize, he 
helped transport it to Honduras.  Inside the briefcase was a 
paper with handwritten notes with the names Chris and Ted, 
phone numbers 504-658-9076, 504-434-4545 and Lin 
479-238-4303.  Also on the paper was a note with the 
following information:  Belize City Airport, Call Darwin 
August, 203-3252, 600-5824; Vehicle 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee 
black, Vin, Map in glove box, redline to destination which is 
San Pedro Sula. 
 
6. (SBU) Also in the possession of Ted Leon (inside the 
briefcase) was a map of Honduras, a hand written letter, 2 
pages with hand written notes concerning construction 
equipment and supplies, a receipt from MegaTel dated February 
18, 2004 in the name of Fernando GUARDADO-Guardado for the 
purchase of a Motorola V66i cellphone, simm card and two 
prepaid cards.  There were also two money wrappers from Banco 
Ficensa, each stamped for fifty thousand Lempiras (local 
Honduran currency).  The total is equivalent to approximately 
six thousand dollars in U.S. currency.  In addition, there 
was a business card from a real estate company called Insol. 
On the card was a hand written marking indicating the 
location of a residence for Fernando at 23 Calle 50, # 1521, 
San Pedro Sula.  Subsequently, the police found that this 
address corresponded exactly with the address where the 
FRENCH's were living.  Ted Leon was later escorted to the 
airplane where he left for Miami, Florida without incident. 
S/A Rios notified GS Larry Roberts at the Arkansas RO to 
inform him of these facts. 
 
7. (SBU) Police then interviewed the taxi driver who was 
found to be in possession of a silver .38 caliber revolver. 
The driver was later identified as Luis Ernesto Leva-Rivera. 
Leva-Rivera admitted that he had been a driver for the 
FRENCHs for the past month and had transported them to many 
locations including Omoa, Puerto Cortes, Trujillo, Copan, 
Santa Rosa de Copan, and Lago Yojoa.  While on a trip to 
Trujillo, Fernando (Teddy Lee FRENCH) provided Leva-Rivera 
with five hundred dollars to legally purchase a gun from the 
armory.  Leva-Rivera would later carry the weapon to protect 
them.  Leva-Rivera purchased it legally and a week later 
purchased another one in the same manner.  The second weapon 
was maintained by Teddy Lee FRENCH at his residence. 
Leva-Rivera was told he would be arrested for his actions and 
at that point he agreed to cooperate.  Leva-Rivera stated he 
knew where the FRENCHs lived, that a boy named Chris, two 
women and a child were living at the house, and that he could 
take the police to the location.  S/A Rios suggested that 
since Christopher FRENCH was a fugitive it might be easier to 
lure him to the airport where he could be arrested under 
border entry laws.  The police agreed, gave Leva-Rivera 
instructions and followed him to the FRENCH's residence. 
Leva-Rivera arrived at the residence and told Christopher 
FRENCH that his grandfather (Ted Leon) had become ill at the 
airport.  Leva-Rivera then transported Christopher FRENCH to 
the airport where he was escorted by the police to a waiting 
area for investigation.  The police attempted to interview 
Christopher FRENCH, but he claimed he could not speak 
Spanish.  No identification was found on his person. 
 
8. (SBU) Police then returned to the FRENCH residence in an 
attempt to retrieve the weapon.  Karen French came out of the 
residence to greet the police but was uncooperative.  She was 
told that Christopher FRENCH had been detained for lack of 
identification and that the police needed to retrieve it. 
She entered the house but returned stating she could not 
locate it.  She asked for her husband Fernando.  When asked 
what was Fernando's last name, it took her approximately five 
seconds to think of it.  It was visibly obvious that she had 
a problem remembering it and then pronounced the name 
incorrectly.  Karen French was told that Fernando had false 
identification and that Chris had none.  If proper 
identification wasn't produced they would both be arrested 
and deported to the United States.  At that point, she began 
to cry.  She was then advised that the police knew there was 
a weapon inside the house that needed to be retrieved.  She 
initially declined, stating that the weapon belonged to the 
taxi driver and that she did not trust the police.  After 
some further conversation, Karen French agreed to allow the 
police to enter and take possession of the weapon.  The 
police then seized a black .38 revolver manufactured in the 
Philippines.  After further conversation and further attempts 
at deception, Karen French agreed to cooperate with the 
authorities for the sake of her family, providing the 
following statements over a course of several meetings: 
 
9. (SBU) Karen French stated that Teddy Lee FRENCH had to 
flee the United States because the cops in Arkansas were 
going to kill him, otherwise they never would have come to 
Honduras.  It all began several years earlier when Teddy Lee 
FRENCH's step-daughter notified the police Task Force that 
she was obtaining drugs from her step-father.  Karen FRENCH 
stated the step-daughters's statements were complete lies and 
the truth was that the step-daughter regularly received money 
from Teddy Lee FRENCH.  When Teddy Lee FRENCH realized she 
was using the money to purchase drugs, he stopped providing 
her with money.  The police then targeted him and eventually 
conducted a search warrant that didn't produce anything. 
Teddy Lee FRENCH went to trial and beat the charges, 
subsequently suing the police.  According to Karen French, 
Teddy Lee FRENCH won the law suit and was awarded a large sum 
of money.  The day before Teddy Lee FRENCH was to collect the 
settlement, the police conducted another search warrant 
because they couldn't allow the FRENCHs to make them look 
bad.  It was not clear when this occurred but Karen French 
stated that the police attempted to kill Teddy Lee FRENCH and 
conducted another search warrant on a location that had 
previously been searched with negative results.  At that 
point, Teddy Lee FRENCH and her son, Christopher FRENCH, were 
arrested.  They then fled in fear for their lives. 
 
10. (SBU) Karen FRENCH went on to say that they all had 
traveled in a Jeep Cherokee through Mexico into Belize.  They 
were allowed to remain in Belize for a short period of time 
on temporary tourist papers (S/A Rios believes she may have 
stated they were allowed to stay three days).  They all then 
took a boat to Honduras with the understanding that the 
Belizian government would not allow them re-entry into Belize 
if they were denied access into Honduras.  The boat ride was 
very rough and frightening.  Once in Honduras, they attempted 
to gain entry through Honduran Immigration but a man claiming 
he would assist them with their paperwork actually stole 
their identifications (i.e. drivers licenses).  Teddy Lee 
FRENCH then decided to obtain fictitious paperwork for the 
whole family. 
 
11. (SBU) During this conversation, the maid advised the 
police that another woman was in a room in the back of the 
house.  Police asked that Karen French bring the woman to the 
living room.  Karen French complied and shortly thereafter 
Amanda French walked to the living room carrying a small male 
child later identified as Chance Christopher French.  Amanda 
French was advised that her husband Christopher FRENCH was 
detained and would probably be deported.  Amanda French asked 
if she was going to be arrested.  She then stated that Chance 
was six months old and she did not want to be separated from 
him.  Both Karen and Amanda French stated they missed their 
homes in Arkansas and had only traveled to Honduras following 
their husbands.  When asked if she thought that traveling in 
a boat with such a young child (six months old) was too 
dangerous, Amanda French replied that it was and that it was 
the scariest thing she had ever done.  The police asked if 
Karen and Amanda French had any false documents.  Karen 
French replied that they did not because the man who was 
producing the Honduran documents had not completed them yet. 
Karen French stated she only wanted to do what was best for 
their husbands and their family.  The police originally 
wanted to arrest Karen and Amanda French and have immigration 
deport them.  S/A Rios asked if there was another way to 
accomplish this considering they were cooperating and had a 
child who would be displaced from the family.  The police 
agreed to forgo all charges if they agreed to exit the 
country as quickly as possible but this could only be 
accomplished if they all, especially/primarily Teddy Lee and 
Christopher FRENCH, agreed to sign waivers where they would 
voluntarily leave the country.  This would minimize 
intervention from immigration authorities, otherwise they 
would all have to be arrested and brought to trial to face 
illegal entry and deportation charges.  Both Karen and Amanda 
French immediately agreed. 
 
12. (SBU) The police met with Teddy Lee FRENCH and 
interviewed him.  Teddy Lee FRENCH claimed he was Fernando 
GUARDADO, born in Honduras and raised in the U.S.  Teddy Lee 
FRENCH was confronted with the fact that it was already 
confirmed that his paperwork was fictitious, that the police 
had already spoken to his wife and that he needed to stop 
lying.  Teddy Lee FRENCH then agreed to tell the truth and 
related the following: 
 
13. (SBU) Teddy Lee FRENCH stated that approximately in 1999, 
his step-daughter was buying and using drugs so he stopped 
providing her with money.  She became upset and notified a 
Task Force in Arkansas that she was obtaining drugs from him. 
 The police then conducted a search warrant that didn't 
produce anything.  Teddy Lee FRENCH beat the criminal charges 
and sued.  Teddy LEE FRENCH won the law suit and was awarded 
approximately four million dollars.  Sixteen hours before he 
was to collect the settlement, the police conducted another 
search warrant because they couldn't allow him to win and 
unsuccessfully attempted to kill him.  Teddy Lee FRENCH then 
showed S/A Rios and the police a series of scars he claimed 
were gunshot wounds.  The police then executed two more 
search warrants and charged him with having a Methamphetamine 
Lab.  Teddy Lee and Christopher FRENCH each made bond at 
one-hundred thousand dollars a piece.  Teddy Lee FRENCH 
posted twenty thousand dollars for himself and for 
Christopher FRENCH.  They were to return to post another 
one-hundred thousand dollars, but fled upon the advise of his 
lawyer. 
 
14. (SBU) Teddy Lee FRENCH and his family then traveled to 
Belize in a Jeep Grand Cherokee and then took a boat to 
Honduras.  The boat dropped them off in Omoa during a storm. 
Teddy Lee FRENCH stated his family was upset at him but there 
was nothing he could do.  It was unclear exactly when they 
met Saudy Javier REYES-Rodriguez, but they met him in Omoa 
where he offered to provide them with authentic Honduran 
documentation.  REYES-Rodriguez charged Teddy Lee FRENCH 
one-hundred twenty-five thousand dollars to provide them all 
with Honduran documents.  Over a period of time, 
REYES-Rodriguez took Teddy Lee FRENCH to various locations 
where he obtained different documents.  REYES-Rodriguez took 
Teddy Lee FRENCH to Omoa to get a birth certificate and a 
social security card (Honduran identity card) where it was 
done at a government office. They went to Puerto Cortes where 
the police and other workers photographed him and provided 
him with a drivers license.  They traveled to San Pedro Sula 
where Teddy Lee FRENCH was photographed and processed at the 
passport office by government workers.  REYES-Rodriguez and 
Teddy Lee FRENCH filled out all the applications at the 
office and obtained the authentic Honduran passport.  The 
same was subsequently done for Karen French.  Teddy Lee 
FRENCH was vague about whether Christopher FRENCH and Amanda 
had already gone through the process or were still preparing 
to do it.  REYES-Rodriguez also kept their vehicle (the Jeep 
Cherokee) at his home or office because REYES-Rodriguez did 
not want them driving it until he had obtained all the proper 
paperwork for it, including license plates.  Since meeting 
REYES-Rodriguez, the FRENCHs obtained a rental vehicle they 
used or had Luis Ernesto (Leva-Rivera) transport them by taxi 
(although REYES-Rodriguez frequently used the rental vehicle 
attempting to obtain their documents).  According to Teddy 
Lee FRENCH, REYES-Rodriguez works from an office in Omoa that 
has a green sign with the words Legal on it. 
 
15. (SBU) The U.S Embassy's Consular Section was advised of 
the situation concerning the family (U.S. citizens) and 
requested advice as to how to proceed so they could travel 
back to the U.S.  The Consular Section stated that Karen, 
Amanda, and the child needed to go to the Consulate in San 
Pedro Sula (SPS) to expedite their paperwork that would allow 
them re-entry into the U.S.  Considering the fact that one 
parent was awaiting deportation, it was imperative that a 
document signed by both parents granting the child to travel 
with one parent to the United States be brought to the 
Consulate in SPS immediately. The Embassy Consular Section 
then coordinated with the Consulate in SPS and arranged that 
it remain open to await the arrival of the agents and the 
affected family. 
 
16. (SBU) Teddy Lee FRENCH was advised that the police 
already knew he was a fugitive from the United States and 
that he would be deported.  Teddy Lee FRENCH stated he only 
wanted to do what was right for his family and agreed to 
leave the country voluntarily.  Teddy Lee FRENCH said he was 
prepared to face the challenges awaiting him in Arkansas and 
asked if he could speak to his son so as to convince him to 
also leave voluntarily. 
 
17. (SBU) The police briefly spoke to Christopher FRENCH and 
physically checked him, finding a tattoo on his back with the 
word FRENCH.  Christopher FRENCH was advised that the police 
already knew he and his father were both wanted in the United 
States, that the police had spoken to everyone in the 
household and that everyone was cooperating.  It was 
explained to Christopher FRENCH that he had the same two 
options that were given to his father and that his father had 
already agreed to leave the country voluntarily.  It was also 
explained that his family could be displaced and that the 
police were attempting to do everything possible to avoid 
that.  Christopher FRENCH was also told that he would need to 
write a letter granting Amanda French permission to obtain a 
passport for his son Chance French so they could travel 
together to the U.S.  Christopher FRENCH agreed and wrote the 
letter.  He then thanked everyone and the police proceeded to 
pick up Amanda French and her son. 
 
18. (SBU) The police picked up Amanda and Chance French and 
transported them to the Consulate in SPS where all the 
necessary documents were prepared to expedite the paperwork. 
The paperwork was turned over to U.S. personnel to hand carry 
to the U.S. Embassy in Tegucigalpa for expedited processing. 
Amanda and Chase French were then transported back to the 
residence.  While transporting Amanda French back to her 
residence, she was told that she needed to contact the 
airlines to make reservations and find out which airlines had 
the most convenient route back home and the best prices.  At 
this point, Amanda French stated that she was afraid of 
flying home because she had never flown in a plane before. 
 
19. (SBU) Karen French subsequently provided S/A Rios and the 
police with a Honduran passport belonging to her and a 
briefcase belonging to REYES-Rodriguez.  The Honduran 
passport, number B046450 had her photograph and the name Ana 
Maria GONZALEZ-Ayala with Honduran identity number 
0503-2004-00117.  Karen French stated she never wanted it and 
that Teddy Lee FRENCH had obtained it for her because their 
identifications where stolen in Puerto Cortes.  She stated 
that they had traveled by bus to Puerto Cortes when their 
ID's were stolen.  When asked where she obtained the 
passport, Karen FRENCH stated that REYES-Rodriguez had taken 
her to the passport office and had all the paperwork and 
photographs done. 
 
20. (SBU) Inside the briefcase were some personal items and 
folders containing documents/applications used to obtain 
Honduran documents (like those obtained by Teddy Lee FRENCH). 
 One folder contained the applications and paperwork to 
process and obtain Honduran documents for Christopher FRENCH 
and Amanda French.  The paperwork included witness statements 
from Gabino Bautista (Honduran identity 1002-1941-00003), 
Alfonso Bautista (Honduran identity 1002-1934-00125) and 
Yolanda Zelaya who is the president of the Muchilena Village 
in Omoa.  The witness statements were stamped/notarized by 
Ana Franciasca Palna at the National Register of Persons, 
Municipal Civil Registry.  Christopher FRENCH's new identity, 
pending completion of the paperwork, would have been 
Christopher Charles GUARDADO-Gonzalez while Amanda French's 
new identity would have been Amanda Maria GONZALEZ-Ayala. 
 
21. (SBU) Amongst the personal paperwork that was found in 
the briefcase was a bank book from Banco de Occidente in 
Omoa, Cortes, account number 21-225-000852-5.  Interestingly, 
this account was open on June 17, 1999 and very small 
deposits are registered until February 4, 2004.  On February 
4, 2004, a fifteen-thousand dollar deposit was made.  The 
following day, a fifty-thousand dollar deposit was made.  On 
February 6, 2004, a fifty-two thousand dollar was withdrawn 
and then on February 20, 2004, another fifty-thousand dollar 
deposit was made.  This corresponds with the time frame in 
which the FRENCH's had recently arrived and the exact arrival 
time of Ted Leon French.  The aggregate one-hundred 
fifteen-thousand dollar deposit closely corresponds with the 
one-hundred twenty-five thousand dollars Teddy Lee FRENCH 
claims he gave REYES-Rodriguez.  Also found was paperwork for 
a sonogram taken of Ana Carolina REYES-Barahona on February 
23, 2004 at Centro Medico Litoral Atlantico in SPS.  Ana 
Carolina REYES-Barahona is believed to be the wife of 
REYES-Rodriguez. 
 
22. (SBU) The police later returned to the airport and 
notified Teddy Lee and Christopher FRENCH about the process 
that was taken on behalf of their family and advised them how 
they themselves would be processed.  The FRENCHs acknowledged 
that they understood and they were allowed to telephonically 
speak to their wives before being processed.  At 
approximately 9:00 p.m., the police transported Teddy Lee and 
Christopher FRENCH to Tegucigalpa where they were lodged at 
the Frontier Police Headquarters in the early morning hours 
of March 11, 2004. 
 
23. (SBU) On March 11, 2004, at approximately 1:00 p.m., 
Teddy Lee FRENCH and Christopher FRENCH were transported to 
Toncontin Airport where the Frontier Police handed custody of 
the FRENCHs to Honduran Immigration.  The A/RSO arrived at 
the airport to assist in the coordination between the 
Honduran authorities and the U.S. Marshals.  At approximately 
2:30 p.m., the U.S. Marshals Service arrived at the airport 
where Honduran Immigration handed them custody of both Teddy 
Lee and Christopher FRENCH.  The Marshals then processed them 
and prepared them for the return flight back to the United 
States on the Justice Prisoner Alien Transportation System 
(JPATS).  At approximately 3:12 p.m., the JPATS flight 
departed Honduras enroute to the U.S. 
 
24. (SBU) The TCO would like to extend a special thanks to 
everyone who provided the TCO with so much cooperation and 
coordination during this operation, especially the Arkansas 
RO, the Tegucigalpa and Belize RSO's office, the JPATS and 
Arkansas US Marshals, the Belize CO, the TAT, and, of course, 
our Honduran counterparts who worked hard and diligently to 
make this a success. 
 
24. (SBU) Pursuant to the DEA Agents Manual, section 6242.11, 
this TWX is submitted in lieu of a DEA-6. 
 
25. (U) Any questions regarding this cable can be directed to 
A/CA Ivan Rios or I/A John Domingue. 
 
 
INDEXING 
 
1. FRENCH, Teddy Lee - NADDIS - 5325915,  Aka. Fernando 
GUARDADO-Guardado.  Honduran passport number B046138. 
Honduran identity number 0503-2004-00116. 
 
2. FRENCH, Christopher Charles - NADDIS - 5718916,  Aka. 
Christopher Charles GUARDADO-Gonzalez 
 
3. FRENCH, Karen - NADDIS - 5731857,  Aka. Ana Maria 
GONZALEZ-Ayala.  Honduran passport number B046450.  Honduran 
identity number 0503-2004-00117. 
 
4. FRENCH, Amanda - NADDIS NEGATIVE.  Aka. Amanda Maria 
GONZALEZ-Ayala 
 
5. LEVA-RIVERA, Luis Ernesto - NADDIS NEGATIVE,  Honduran 
male.  Taxi driver/escort/security for Teddy Lee FRENCH and 
Christopher FRENCH. 
 
6. REYES-Rodriguez, Saudy Javier - NADDIS NEGATIVE.  DOB: 
March 18, 1964, Honduran male, Honduran ID Number: 
0503-1979-01254.  Provider of false documentation to 
fugitives Teddy Lee FRENCH and Christopher FRENCH.  Account 
Number: 21-225-000852-5 
 
7. BAUTISTA, Gabino - NADDIS NEGIATVE, DOB: December 30, 
1940, Honduran identity number: 1002-1941-00003. 
 
8. BAUTISTA, Alfonso - NADDIS NEGATIVE,  DOB: August 4, 1934, 
Honduran identity number: 1002-1934-00125 
 
9. ZELAYA, Yolanda - NADDIS NEGATIVE,  President of the 
Muchilena Village in Omoa, Honduras. 
 
10. PALNA, Ana Franciasca - NADDIS NEGATIVE,  Person signing 
witness statements at the National Register of Persons, 
Municipal Civil Registry. 
PALMER