Legal Matters
 

 

Collected in this section are legal documents pertaining to Chantal's case.  We have also compiled several links to help you find the information you'll need to understand the intricacies of the proceedings.

New documents will be added as they become available.

Current Status of Case

July 2006 Update

Letter from Paul Rosenthal, Chantal's US Attorney

Friends,

I am sorry to be the messenger of bad tidings. Today I received the attached letter , denying our request for Chantal's transfer. The sole grounds cited in the letter for the denial is "the seriousness of the offense."

Words do not express my sense of outrage and injustice at this decision.  And, my heart goes out to Chantal, and all of you who love Chantal.  Although there is no appeal from this decision, I plan to pursue other avenues to help Chantal, including a pardon or sentence commutation.

Thank you to Sylvia and the others who have helped on this so far. We are not done yet.

Best to you all,

Paul

 

Below is the content of the letter from the US Department of Justice that Paul refers to in his letter:

U.S. Department of Justice
10th & Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Criminal Division
Office of Enforcement Operations
International Prisoner Transfer Unit
John C. Keeney Building, 12~ Floor
Washington, D. C. 20530

JUL 10 2006

Graeme Wise, Deputy Consul-General
British Embassy
3100 Massachusetts Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008

Re: McCorkle, Chantal, Reg. No. 23033-018

Denial of Request to Transfer to the United Kingdom

Dear Mr. Wise:

After considering all appropriate factors involved in this matter, the United States has
denied the request for transfer to the United Kingdom of the above-named British national, who is currently incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institution, Dublin, California. The United States denied the transfer request because of the seriousness of the offense.
There is no administrative appeal from this decision. The prisoner may reapply in the
future. The application is more likely to be approved in the future if the prisoner has maintained
the best possible prison record and has attempted to address those reasons for denial over which the prisoner has some control. Except as noted above, the prisoner may reapply two years after this denial. If the prisoner does reapply, the Department will review the information already in the file as well as any new information the prisoner provides.

Sincerely,

Paula A. Wolff, Chief
International Prisoner Transfer Unit

cc: Sandra Kaz
Federal Bureau of Prisons

Paul C. Rosenthal, Esq.
Washington Harbour, Suite 400
3050 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20007-5108

 

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