US and Cuban officials are reportedly discussing an exchange that could bring New Jersey cop killer Joanne Chesimard back to American soil.
The talks between the two countries, which have normalized diplomatic relations, could also send notorious Cuban spy Ana Montes back to the Caribbean nation, according to NBC.
“Cuba has been a haven for US fugitives,” a federal law-enforcement official told NBC.
Chesimard, a former Black Panther and an aunt of hip hop legend Tupac Shakur, escaped prison in 1979 after she was convicted of killing a New Jersey state trooper. She has been hiding out in Havana since the mid-1980s.
Chesimard, also known as Assata Shakur, is the only woman on the FBI’s list of most-wanted terrorists.
Montes had been a senior analyst for Cuban affairs with the Defense Intelligence Agency.
On Sept. 21, 2001, Montes was arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit espionage for Cuba.
She was sentenced to 25 years in prison and is scheduled to be sprung in 2023.