See Cohen case: A parental abduction committed by the mother and covered by the highest authorities in France. Since the abduction of his children in 2000, the father, an international civil servant, has been persecuted by the French government for claiming his children back and fighting in French courts. His passport was revoked by the French ministry of foreign affairs (whose director general is personally involved in the abduction of the chi8ldren) and he had to seek political asylum in the family's country of residence, the Philippines. This case of "ordinary" corruption is now with the European Court of Human Rights. In the meantime... for the past 6 years... one child is still illegally retained in France. Sign the petition: http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?cohencas Read more about the case: search "affaire cohen" with google

See Cohen case: A parental abduction committed by the mother and covered by the highest authorities in France. Since the abduction of his children in 2000, the father, an international civil servant, has been persecuted by the French government for claiming his children back and fighting in French courts. His passport was revoked by the French ministry of foreign affairs (whose director general is personally involved in the abduction of the chi8ldren) and he had to seek political asylum in the family's country of residence, the Philippines. This case of "ordinary" corruption is now with the European Court of Human Rights. In the meantime... for the past 6 years... one child is still illegally retained in France. Sign the petition: http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?cohencas Read more about the case: search "affaire cohen" with google

All those who want to present their cases to the Board of Inquiry of the European Parliament related to the respect of the international treaties regarding parental abduction, may contact the civil representation: SOS Rapts Parentaux asbl, represented by the Princess of Croÿ for the Board of Inquiry. Contact: issakaba@skynet.be It simply requires to make a résumé of the case and fill a form.

All those who want to present their cases to the Board of Inquiry of the European Parliament related to the respect of the international treaties regarding parental abduction, may contact the civil representation: SOS Rapts Parentaux asbl, represented by the Princess of Croÿ for the Board of Inquiry. Contact: issakaba@skynet.be It simply requires to make a résumé of the case and fill a form.

Germany and Human Rights Abuse are together, alive and well. Or perhaps they simply missed the course on jurisprudence - certainly their judgs know how to write a proper Order, but they will not lift a finger to enforce it. Germany needs special assistance to help them start over with their court system.

Notify Blogger about objectionable content. What does this mean? Send As SMS BlogThis!Child Abduction in Fiuggi For more than six months, I have tried to have my American children returned to me from Europe. On March 5, 2005, my three children, Francesca, Giovanni, and Carmen, were not returned to me on a jet as promised. I had purchased the tickets, but their father said their passports had been lost, not to worry because I could pick up the children and return them to the United States during the summer. I traveled to Italy on July 4, 2005, thinking that it would not be a problem to get my children. Thursday, May 11, 2006 Laura Sweeney Response Regarding Statements by U.S. Office of Children's Issues Dear Sirs: Here is my response to the U.S. Office of Children's Issues. I believe I and my family are victims of crime abroad and that I do retain a valid custody order that, by law, should be recognized by the Italian Government. The children are retained merely for the money they provide to Gennaro Villa, and they are afraid of their father so they cannot speak up. “The Rome Juvenile Court ruled the habitual residence of the children to be Italy and thus did not order the return of the children to the United States. The court gave the following reasons: the children came to Italy with their mother’s consent; the children have lived in Italy for two years and have attended Italian schools; and, finally, the children expressed to the Court their desire to remain in Italy with their father. The court published its ruling on October 20, 2005. The Office of Children’s Issues reviewed the translation of the Hague ruling to ensure that the court ruled in compliance with the Hague Convention. No irregularities were found.� The children went to Italy with the agreement they would return to the United States. They only went to Italy to learn some Italian and get to know their family, but the Italian family later changed their telephone numbers to interfere with my custtody. Two years had not passed when the children were supposed to get on the jet on March 5, 2005. The children should have returned sooner than that. In fact, I telephoned the U.S. State Department with a concern in January 2005. I thought Gennaro was honest about returning the children and had faith in him until July 7, 2005. DeGuidi and Bianchi stated that the abduction occurred when the children didn’t get on the plane in March, and the children should have only been retained if the children were endangered by their return to the United States. I don’t care what the children “said in court.� They were blocked from communication with their mother, and they were in the hands of Carletti and Villa. My son told me he knew his father would find out whatever his response was. The children would be punished if they said they wanted to return to the United States. Giovanni made a run up the hill to Bar Matisse in Fiuggi where he called my attorney asking for a U.S. Passport; Giovanni also telephoned the U.S. Embassy in my presence. IT IS AGAINST THE LAW TO REMOVE ANY MINOR FROM THE UNITED STATES WITH THE INTENT TO TAKE AWAY CUSTODIAL OR NON-CUSTODIAL RIGHTS. I did not fly with the children to Europe, so Mr. Gennaro Villa has the responsibility of returning Giovanni and Carmen. If Gennaro Villa reported I abandoned the children, that is because he and Carletti could not apply for welfare monies since I had a job. When I reported (July/August 2005) what occurred to the Walton County Sheriff’e Department, they would not file an arrest warrant for Mr. Gennaro Villa, nor would the local District’s Attorney act upon my complaint, nor did they seek to find Andrea Verrechio, the Internet pedophile who had already been involved in a relationship with my daughter. They said this all occurred in a foreign country, and there was nothing they could do. “Ms. Sweeney informed the Office of Children’s Issues on February 21 that she was petitioning the Italian court for a custody order with the assistance of her Italian attorney. By selecting this course of action, Ms. Sweeney acknowledges and accepts the Hague decision giving jurisdiction over the children.� I told the U.S. Office of Children’s Issues that Giorgio Gagliardi was searching for a victim’s defense attorney. I said my American custody is still valid in Italy. I had previously stated my attorneys, DeGuidi and Bianchi, refused to file an appeal although they had received 6 thousand dollars for their services. I don’t accept the Hague decision and know there was an Italian clan that ganged up on the attorneys. At some point, I explored the possibility of seeking custody, but I realized it would be absurd to seek what I already possessed. Sincerely, Laura Sweeney posted by LauraInMonroe at 9:28 AM 0 comments Saturday, April 15, 2006 Prove in Italiano che Gennaro Villa non ha lavoro. Tribunale per i Minori di Roma Procedimento 1824/05 Per la Sig. Sweeney Laura Gail, Nonché i MINORI: Francesca Valentina Villa, Giovanni Victor Villa e Carmen Lydia Villa Contro: Gennaro Villa residente in Fiuggi, Via Vallicelle XXXXXXXXX MEMORIA INTEGRATIVA Ad Integrazione di quanto già esposto nel ricorso introduttivo riteniamo doveroso con le presenti memorie formulare le seguenti osservazioni su alcuni punti determinanti: 1) IN ORDINE ALL’ASPETTO TEMPORALE DELLA DOMANDA: l’art. 12 della convenzione dell’’Aja, così come recepito dalla L. 64/94, stabilisce che se la richiesta di ordine di rientro è presentata oltre l’anno dal trasferimento illecito il giudice o l’autorità amministrativa non è tenuta a ordinare il rientro, solo se è dimostrato che il minore si è integrato nel suo nuovo ambiente (art. 12, 2º comma) ovvero se il ritorno del minore può essere contrario ai principi fondamentali relativi alla protezione dei diritti dell’uomo e delle libertà fondamentali (art. 20).Ciò significa, ovviamente, che, nel caso non sussistano tali ragioni ostative, il Tribunale può disporre ugualmente il ritorno dei minori (v. Cass. 944/98, Cass. 13657/99). Sul punto è illuminante la Sentenza qui di seguito riportata: “Nell’ipotesi in cui un minore, residente negli Stati Uniti d’America, viva di fatto, ma senza che vi sia alcun accordo al riguardo tra i genitori, stabilmente con la madre, limitandosi il padre ad andarlo a trovare in casa dei genitori della moglie ed a tenerlo con sé nelle giornate libere da impegni di lavoro, e, ad un dato momento, la madre si trasferisca con il figlio in Italia senza il consenso del marito, e quest’ultimo, dopo un mese dal trasferimento del minore, ottenga, nel corso del procedimento di separazione personale promosso dalla moglie negli Stati Uniti, un provvedimento giurisdizionale di affidamento del figlio in via esclusiva, ben può egli ottenere dal giudice italiano la tutela prevista dalla convenzione de L’Aja 25 ottobre 1980 (ratificata in Italia dalla l. n. 64/1994) sugli aspetti civili della sottrazione internazionale di minori: l’art. 3, lett. b), ultima parte di tale convenzione qualifica, infatti, illecito il trasferimento del minore se esso avviene in violazione dei «diritti di custodia» assegnati ad una persona, diritti il cui esercizio, in concreto, sia stato impedito dalla sottrazione illecitamente consumata; né rileva in contrario che l’azione sia stata proposta dal p.m. (cui gli atti siano stati trasmessi, come previsto dall’art. 7 legge di ratifica della convenzione, dall’ufficio centrale per la giustizia minorile del ministero di grazia e giustizia, quale autorità centrale ai sensi della convenzione cit.) dopo un anno dalla sottrazione illecita, poiché l’art. 12, 2º comma della convenzione de L’Aja, limitandosi ad escludere che, trascorso tale periodo, l’autorità giudiziaria dello stato richiesto sia obbligata ad ordinare il rimpatrio del minore, benché risultino integrati i presupposti dell’illecita sottrazione, lascia all’autorità dello stato richiesto un ampio margine di discrezionalità nel valutare l’opportunità di accogliere, comunque, la domanda, sicché ben può il giudice disporre il ritorno del minore se, considerando anche la sua età (nella specie, sei anni), l’interruzione delle relazioni intrecciate dal minore in Italia non sia per lui traumatica, mentre, al contrario, risulti per lui vantaggiosa la ripresa del suo rapporto con l’altro genitore�(c. Tr. Minori Messina 06/03/1999). Nel caso di specie, riteniamo non sussista alcun fondato rischio per i minori di essere esposti, per il fatto del loro ritorno, a pericoli fisici e psichici o comunque a rischio di trovarsi in una situazione intollerabile (art. 13, 1º comma lettera b della convenzione). Al contrario, invece, la permanenza dei minori in Italia e il conseguente ulteriore distacco dalla madre e, ora, anche dalla sorella, creerebbe agli stessi, già fortemente provati, una situazione d’ulteriore disagio fisico e psicologico. Alla luce di tali premesse in fatto ed in diritto, riteniamo censurabile un eventuale rigetto del presente ricorso, fondato solo sulla pretesa rilevanza del fatto che i minori si trovino in Italia da oltre un anno. Tale valutazione, infatti, non deve essere compiuta per decidere quale dei due genitori sia più idoneo ad occuparsi dei figli, ma per verificare se dal ritorno presso la madre possa derivare ai minori un pericolo sul piano fisico o psichico, verifica consentita, peraltro, dall’art. 13 della convenzione solo nel caso in cui vi sia opposizione da parte di uno dei coniugi e questi dimostri l’effettivo pericolo (v.Cass., sez. I, 23-09-1998, n. 9499). 2) MANCATO ASSOLVIMENTO DA PARTE DEL RESISTENTE DALL’ONERE DELLA PROVA: l’art. 13 della medesima convenzione, infatti, pur introducendo alcune deroghe al dovere dello stato, che ne sia richiesto, di ordinare l’immediato rientro del minore nel proprio stato di residenza abituale, in caso di suo trasferimento illecito, impone a colui che si oppone a detto rientro l’onere di dimostrare la sussistenza di una delle circostanze previste dalla medesima norma. Orbene, nel caso di specie nessuna prova sul punto è stata fornita dal Sig. Villa che, peraltro, senza alcun pregnante motivo, non è comparso alla scorsa udienza, confermando l’insussistenza d’ogni ragione ostativa al ritorno dei minori dalla propria madre. Peraltro, nel procedimento di cui si tratta, al pari di quanto è previsto in relazione a tutti i procedimenti in camera di consiglio, il giudice può decidere sulla base di semplici «informazioni», senza che sia necessario il ricorso alle fonti di prova disciplinate nel libro secondo del codice di procedura civile ( Cass., sez. I, 23-09-1998, n. 9499). 3) CIRCA L’ INSEREIMENTO DEI MINORI IN ITALIA: infine, su tale ultimo punto, riteniamo che la documentazione in atti del Tribunale adito, consenta di escludere, anche alla luce degli ultimi accadimenti, qualsiasi elemento che possa far ritenere positivo l’inserimento dei minori in Italia. Al contrario, l’ulteriore permanenza dei minori in Italia riteniamo possa arrecare agli stessi un grave danno, sia per il tipo di modello educativo ad essi impartito dal padre, sia per il disagio economico in cui i medesimi sono costretti a vivere. I numerosi allontanamenti della maggiore dalla casa del padre sono indice proprio di tale tenuto danno, anche in considerazione del fatto che l’ eccessiva libertà di movimento concessa a Francesca ha poi condotto la bambina ad una serie d’esperienze devastanti culminate in pericolose relazioni sentimentali e di amicizia. Risulta, infatti, da informazioni assunte e rese note anche agli assistenti sociali di Fiuggi, ma da essi mai riferiti alla madre né riportati nelle proprie relazioni, che la minore, spesso dedita all’accattonaggio ha poi intrattenuto una relazione completa con un uomo di circa 35 anni e che da detta relazione ne è derivato un temuto stato di gravidanza. Si capisce, peraltro, in tale contesto, come, in realtà, la volontà della stessa bambina, di rimanere in Italia con il proprio padre sia frutto di un condizionamento esterno, lo stesso, peraltro, subito dai piccoli Giovanni e Carmen, a cui è stato sempre proibito di avere incontri con la propria madre fuori dalla vigilanza del Sig. Villa e, proprio in questi giorni, in prossimità della presente udienza, è stato loro inibito ogni contatto telefonico con la stessa: Si comprende, altresì, perché Francesca -ma riteniamo che questa sia anche la reale volontà dei più piccoli- si è poi spontaneamente allontanata dal di lei padre per ricongiungersi con la propria madre. Peraltro la permanenza dei minori in Italia dovrebbe essere scongiurata, oltre dalla poca attitudini educative del Sig. Villa, anche della sua situazione economica, in quanto l’inidoneità a garantire adeguate condizioni, anche materiali, d’accudimento dei minori è circostanza che li espone a pericoli fisici o psichici. Vero è, infatti, che il Sig. Villa, come dal medesimo dichiarato agli assistenti sociali, risulta essere disoccupato, sicchè nel caso di specie assume rilievo anche la valutazione della situazione economica dello stesso, proprio perché l’insufficienza delle risorse economiche, indipendentemente dalla ricerca della cause e degli strumenti per ovviarvi, può indubbiamente esporre i minori a pericoli fisici o psichici. P.T.M. S'insiste affinché l’Ill.mo Tribunale adito, in esecuzione della convenzione dell’Aja, ratificata in Italia dalla L. 64/94, Voglia, d’urgenza, emettere ogni idoneo provvedimento onde consentire ai minori di ricongiungersi con la di loro madre e con la propria sorella. Roma, 28 settembre 2005 Avv. Lucia De Guidi Avv. Maurizio Bianchi posted by LauraInMonroe at 9:31 AM 0 comments Actual Court Papers stating Children Are Endangered in Fiuggi with Gennaro Villa Tribunal for the Minor of Rome Procedure 1824/05 For Ms. Laura Gail Sweeney As well as the MINOR: Francesca Valentina Villa, Giovanni Victor Villa and Carmen Lydia Villa Against: Resident Villa Gennaro in Fiuggi, XXXXXXXXXXX SUPPLEMENTARY MEMORY To add to all that was already exhibited in the introductory recourse we find it necessary with the present memories to express the following observations on some important points: 1) IN RESPECT TO THE TEMPORAL QUESTION: the art. 12 of the Hague convention, how it is understood from the article L. 64/94, establishes that if the request of order of return is presented beyond the year from the illicit transfer the judge or the administrative authority is not held to order the return, but only if it is shown that the minor has integrated in his or her new environment (art. 12, 2º Subsection) and that is if the return of the minor is to be opposed to the fundamental principles relevant to the protection of the rights of man and against rights of mankind and of fundamental freedoms (art. 20). That it means, obviously, that, in this case there are not such obstacles, and the Tribunal can arrange equally for the return of the minors (v. Cass. 944/98, Cass. 13657/99). Regarding this point the Sentence reported here is illuminating: “In the hypothesis in which a minor, resident of the United States of America, living, but with an agreement of the parents, stable with the mother, limiting the father to go find children in the house of the wife and to hold them with him in the free days from work engagements, and, to a given moment,she Approves of the husband, and this last, after a month from the transfer of the minor, obtains, in the course of the personal procedure of separation promoted from the wife in the United States, a jurisdictional measure of custody of the exclusive road, he is quite able obtain from the Italian judge the protection expected from the convention says THE Hague 25 October 1980 (ratified in Italy from the l. 64/1994) on the civil appearance of the international subtraction of minor: the art. 3, lett. b), finishes part of such convention qualifies, in fact, the illicit transfer of the minor if it happens in violation of the «right of care» of an assigned person, whose right exercise, in concrete, has been hindered from the subtraction illicitly consumed; neither points out in opposite that the action has been proposed from the p. m. of whom the actions they were transmitted, how expected from the art. 7 law of ratification of the convention, from the central office for the juvenile justice of the ministry of charm and justice, what central authority to the senses of the convention cit.) after a year from the illicit subtraction, since the art. 12, 2º subsection of the convention says THE Hague, limiting excludes itself that, such mistake period, the authority legal of the state asked for is obliged to order the repatriation of the same minor, although he results integrated in the premises of the illicit subtraction, leaves to the authority of the state asked for a spacious margin of discretionary power in the appraisal the opportunity to welcome, however, the question, so quite the judge is able to arrange the return. The interruption of the connections interwoven by the minor in Italy will not be traumatic for him, while, to the opposite one, you result for him advantageous the renewal of its relation with the other parent�(c. Tr. Smaller Messina 06/03/1999 In a matter of species, we retain there does not exist any risk for the minors to be exhibited, for the fact of their return, to physical and psychological dangers nor however are they at risk of finding themselves in an intolerable situation (art. 13, 1º Subsection letter b of the convention) Quite the contrary, instead, the permanence of the minors in Italy and the consequent further separation from the mother and, now, also from the sister, would create risks, already strongly experienced, a situation of further physical and psychological inconvenience. To the light of such introductions in fact and in law, we retain censurabile an eventual rejection of the present one and has a new direction, that has been based on only the claimed importance of the fact that the minors find themselves in Italy from beyond a year. Such evaluation, in fact, does not have to be finished to decide which of the two parents it is fitter to occupy itself of the children, but to verify if from the return to the mother, the minor can be in danger of physical or psychological pain, It checks agreed, moreover, from the art. 13 of the convention that only in the case in which opposition is shown that one of these spouses presents the real danger (v. Cass., sez. The, 23-09-1998, n. 9499). 2 ) MISSED ASSOLVIMENTO ASIDE OF THE RESISTING FROM THE BURDEN OF THE TEST: the art. 13 of the same convention, in fact, simply some introductory dispensations to the duty of the state, that is asked for, of to order the immediate return of the minor in the actual habitual state of residence, in case of its illicit transfer, imposes to the one that it is opposed to say I return the burden of showing it. Well then, in no a matter of species test on the point it was supplied from Mr. Villa that, moreover, without some pressing motive, has not appeared to the past audience, confirming the inexistence of every reason to return the smaller to the actual mother. Moreover, in the procedure of which has been discussed, just like how much is expected in connection to all of the procedures in council chamber, the judge can decide on the base of simple «information», without that is necessary the recourse to the sources of test disciplined in the book second of the civil code of procedure (Cass., sez. The, 23-09-1998, n. 9499). 3) ABOUT L’ INSEREIMENTO OF THE MINOR IN ITALY : finally, on such last point, we retain that the documentation in actions of the Tribunal rise, agree to exclude, also to the light of the last events, any element that can make positive the insertion of the minor in Italy. To the opposite one, the further permanence of the minors in Italy we retain can bring to the same a serious damage, is for the type of model educational to them which is given from the father, as for the economical inconvenience in which the same are compelled to live. The numerous dismissals of the older child from the house of the father are an actual indicator of such held damage, also in consideration of the fact that the ecessive freedom of motion granted to Francesca has then lead the little girl to a series of devastating experiences culminating in dangerous sentimental connections and of friendship. It results, in fact, from information propositions and given back notes also to the social assistants of Fiuggi, but from which are never reported to the mother nor restored in the actual connections, that the minor, often devoted to the begging has then stopped an entire connection with a man of about 35 years and that from this connection has been derived of it a fear being pregnant. It is understood, moreover, in such context, like, in reality, the will of the same little girl, to remain in Italy with the actual father is fruit of an outside conditioning, the same, moreover, immediately from the small Giovanni and Carmen, to that always was forbidden to have meetings with the actual mother outside from the vigilance of the Mr. Villa and, actually in these days, in proximity of the present audience, their inhibited telephone contact with the mother was disconnected: It is included, also, the will of Francesca -but we retain that this is also the real will of the smallest – who was herself then spontaneously removed from her father to rejoin herself with the actual mother. Moreover the permanence of the minors in Italy should be implored, beyond from the little educational attitudes of the Mr. Villa, also because of his economical situation, as the inability to guarantee adapted conditions, also materials, of necessities of the minors these are circumstances that expose them to physical or psychological dangers. True it is, in fact, that the Mr. Villa, as per the same one declared to the social assistants, results to be unemployed, like in a matter of species takes on relief also the evaluation of the economical situation of the same, actual one because of the inadequacy of the economical resources, independently from the search for the causes and of the tools for the obvious, undoubtedly is able exhibit the minor to physical or psychological dangersl. P. T. M. It is insisted so that Ill. rise Tribunal mo, in execution of the convention of the Hague, ratified in Italy from the L. 64/94, issues of urgency, to emit every fit measure waves to agree the minors to rejoin themselves with their mother and with the actual sister. Rome, 28 September 2005 Avv. Lucia DeGuidi Avv. Mauritius Bianchi posted by LauraInMonroe at 9:23 AM 0 comments Thursday, April 13, 2006 Letter Denouncing Gennaro Villa and Giulia Carletti Dear sirs, Please let my brother, and sister get back to my mother. My father is a really terrible man! I can not belive how they can let him have my brother, and sister when he is such a dangerous person! I belive that my mother can take better care of my brother and sister than my father, and it is a big mistake calling my mom bad. She is taking lot of care of me and we are really close. All those things that my dad said about her are all lies. He only brainwashed me to think she is bad. In March the reason why we did not get on that plane is because he hid the passports! Not because he lost them. He never had a job, and I can not understand how he can take care of them! My father is a big con artist. I totally think he has something wrong with his mind! He would beat us, and treat us like shit, and only because I ran away from home he started to let me out of the house just so I would keep quiet about stuff he told me to keep quiet for! He would only let me have one friend only, and no one else! This is how bad he was! My brother and sister are kept like prisoners by my father and ms. Csrletti. Ms. Carletti told us we can?t go back to America. She knew I had pregnancy tests and she lied to my mother. She told us we had to say we wanted to stay in Italy. They threatened us if we tried to get away. Carmen cried because she couldn?t go back to my mother. I repeat it again please save them! If they stay with my dad their life will be destroyed by him! Ms. Carletti is also a dangerous liar. Please Respond, Francesca posted by LauraInMonroe at 3:23 PM 0 comments Ms. Giulia Carletti (Social Services, Fiuggi) Changed Her Story in Court--See Attorney's Letter Gentile Sig.ra, Le comunico che all'udienza di stamane erano presenti entrambi i Suoi figli insieme al Sig. Villa e alla Sig.ra Carletti. Purtroppo i bambini, sono stati completamente condizionati dal padre ed hanno espresso la volontà di rimanere in Italia. Per quanto riguarda il Sig. Villa, le sue dichiarazioni sono state molto contraddittorio e spero che da questo il Tribunale ne tragga le dovute considerazioni. Quanto infine alla Sig.ra Carletti, purtroppo l'assitente sociale, dopo avermi confermato, fuori dall'aula di udienza, l'inidoneità del Sig. Villa ad esercitare le sue funzioni di padre, non ha ribadito tale dichiarazione in udienza limitandosi ad osservare che i bambini hanno un ottimo rendimento scolastico e si sono ben inseriti in Italia, anche se dovrebbero essere aiutati dai servizi sociali. Purtroppo all'esito di tali dichiarazioni e, soprattuto, del fatto che i bambini si trovano in Italia dal 2003 il P.M. non ha espresso parere favorele per il loro rientro in America. Io, ovviamente ho insistito sulla mia richiesta evidenziando come i bambini siano stati condizionati dal padre che non ha mai permesso loro di vedere da soli la propria madre, arrivando addirittura a staccare il proprio telefono. Ho altresì depositato la memoria integrativa qui allegata. Adesso non ci resta che attendere la decisione dei Giudici. Spero di darLe buone notizie anche se non Le nascondo che la dichiarazione dei Suoi figli avrà un notevole peso sulla decisione dei Giudici. Resto a Sua disposizione per ogni ulteriore chiarimento del caso ed invio distinti saluti. Lucia De Guidi Dear Signora: I must communicate that at the hearing today were present both your children together with Mr. Villa and Ms. Carletti. Unfortunately, the children were completely conditioned by their father and expressed a wish to remain in Italy. As far as Mr. Villa was concerned, his declarationes werecontradictory, and I hope the Tribunal will take this into consideration. Regarding Ms. Carletti, unfortunately the social assistant, after having told me outside the trial, that Mr. Villa was not a good father, she did not say the same in the hearing limiting herself to observing that the children do well in school and that they are well inserted in Italian society, even if they have to be assisted by social services.Unfortunately, at the end of such declarations and above all that the children have been in Italy since the end of 2003 p.m. she/it did not express it favorable that the children return to America. I, obviously, insistedpon my request showing how the children were conditioned by their father who did not let them see their mother, arriving at cutting off the telephone. I also deposited the integrative memory that is attached. Now, we must only await the decision of the Judges. I hope to give you good news even if I don't hide that the declarations of your children will have a strong weight upon the decisions of the Judges. I rest at your disposition for any other explanations of the case, and I send you my distinct greetings. Lucia De Guidi (2005 Letter Translated by Laura Sweeney) posted by LauraInMonroe at 3:05 PM 0 comments Sunday, April 09, 2006 Francesca's Letter to her Father--Nov. 2005--Pleading for the Return of Giovanni and Carmen Hey Pa!!! You know Mamma isn't that bad at all! You said before that she needed to send money over in Italy plus other stuff like that.... I realized she does not have to!!! She is offering her help to Giovanni, and Carmen if they come to America. She does not need to pay not even wo cents if they are there and are not even saying anything to her on the phone and when they do not even write her a letter!!!! WHY DO I NEED TO WRITE YOU GUYS A LETTER IF THEY CAN NOT WRITE A LETTER WITHOUT YOU BEING THERE TELLING THEM WHAT TO SAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IF THEY WANT SOMTHING TO WEAR AND OTHER STUFF LIKE THAT THEY NEED TO COME BACK, DEAL WITH IT!!!!!!!!!!!!! You know I wanted to tell you allways that I was planning on going to America BUT I COULD NOT YOU KNOW WHY??? Everytime I try to talk about stuff to you allways start saying stuff screaming and like that trying to make me do things that you want to do! I AM NOT LIKE OTHER 16 YEAR OLD GIRLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I AM NOT LIKE ANY OF THEM WHY DON'T YOU GET IT!!!!!!!!!!!!???????????? I AM FRANCESCA MY NAME IS NOT 16 YEAR OLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I DO NOT WANT TO LIVE MY LIFE LIKE YOU SAY I WANT TO LIVE MY LIFE LIKE I SAY!!!!!!!!!!!!! I DID NOT LIKE IT HOW YOU SAID THAT I HAVE TO LIVE NEAR THE FAMILY EVEN WHEN I AM 18 YEARS OLD AND I CAN ONLY LEAVE IF I GET MARRIED!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I DO NOT LIKE IT HOW EVERYTIME I TALK ABOUT HOW I WANT TO TRAVELL AND SEE SOME OTHER COUNTRY YOU START SAYING HOW MUCH IS BAD THE OTHER COUNTRY IS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU KNOW IT IS TRUE YOU DO NOT HAVE A DAMN JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU CAN NOT GET MAD AT ZIO (UNCLE) IF HE DOES NOT GIVE YOU MONEY BECAUSE YOU CAN NOT DEPEND ON OTHER'S FOR MONEY!!!!!!!! WHY DON'T YOU START FORGETTING ABOUT ZIO AND THE MONEY THAT YOUR ALLWAYS DREAMING FOR AND AT LEAST WORK AT SOME DAMN SUPERMARKET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHY YOU LAY OFF THE LIVES OF OTHERS AND PUT YOURS TOGETHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!????????????????????????/ ARGH!!!!!! Francesca Francesca wrote this letter in November 2005. She knows that her father is constantly unemployed and tries to get money from family members for the children. In particular, the father wants to get money from Uncle Franco in Naples becuase he has a good job. Francesca telephoned the Office of Children's Issues in November 2005 and explained the situation regarding her father's poor care-taking of the children, his dishonesty, and his lack of employment. Francesca begged to attain help in returning her siblings to the United States, but the US State Department cannot get involved. They want to help but are merely observers that see to it that the Hague Treaty is honored and fulfilled. posted by LauraInMonroe at 9:26 AM 0 comments Thursday, April 06, 2006 Posting of Last Year's Letter to Ciocariaoggi Paper From: Sweeney, Laura Sent: Fri 11/4/2005 8:14 PM To: radazionefiuggi@ciociariaoggi.net Subject: Una Lettera da Laura Sweeney/USA A Letter from Laura Sweeney/USA to Italy 4 novembre 2005-Dal' America-per Cioceria d'Oggi November 4, 2005 – From America to the Ciocceria d’Oggi (Messaggero) Carissimi Amici e Persone Interessati: Dear Friends and Interested Parties: Rispondo alla decisione dei giudici. Non sono d'accordo con la loro decisione, e vorrei darvi le motivazioni per cui non sono d'accordo. Capisco che l'Italia e' una bellissima paese con tanta brava gente e che i giudici credono di condividere le sue bellezze con i miei figli pero' ci sono molti ragioni per cui Carmen e Giovanni devono tornare in America. I am responding to the judges’decision. I do not agree with their decision, and I would like to give you the reasons why I don’t agree. I understand that Italy is a beautiful country with many wonderful people and that the judges hope to share the beauty of Italy with my children; however, there are many reasons why Carmen and Giovanni must return to America. Capivo che i miei figli dovevano tornare in America il 5 marzo 2005. Non e' vero, come e' accenato nella decisione del' giudice, che Francesca, Giovanni, e Carmen erano gia in Italia per due anni a marzo 2005, e si dovrebbe anche considerare come I miei figli sono stati trattenuti con la forza. I understood that my children would return to America on March 5, 2005. It is not true, as implied in the judges’ decision, that Francesca, Giovanni, and Carmen had been in Italy for two years as of March 2005, and one must consider how my children were retained by force. Secondo l' Aja, un genitore con l' affidamento dei figli puo' fare una petizione per far restituire i propri figli dal momento in cui capisca che l' altro genitore non ha intenzione di restituirli al paese di residenza abituale, e questo puo avvenire dopo una visita al' estero. According to the Hague, a custodial parent can petition to have her/his child returned from the moment when she/he understands that the other parent does not intend to return the children to their country of habitual residence, and this may occur after a visit abroad. Gennaro Villa non metteva i miei figli-come aveva promesso-- sul' aereo il 5 marzo nonostante avevo comprato I biglietti allora. Diceva ai miei figli di mentire alla mamma che loro passaporti erano smarriti durante il trasferimento di casa. In buona fede, ho viaggiato in Italia il 4 luglio 2005 con l'intenzione di riportare i miei figli in America dopo aver trascorso con loro un periodo di vacanze. Non capivo che c'erano problemi con il padre il cui esprimeva suo desiderio anche di tornare insieme come coppia. Capivo che avrebbe venduto nostra casa a Roma per comprarci un' altra piu' piccola a Fiuggi. Credevo che lui teneva un lavoro e che andavamo d'accordo, ma invece ho trovato non c'era piu' la benvenuta a casa, i soldi della casa erano spesi, lui non lavorava, ed i miei figli vivevono con l' aiuto dei servizi sociali. Dopo solo due giorni, ero cacciata di casa e minacciata a morte davanti ai miei figli se li portavo via. Gennaro Villa did not put my children—as promised—on the jet on March 5, although I had purchased the tickets. He told my children to lie to their mother, saying that their passports were lost during the move from one house to another. In good faith, I travelled to Italy on July 4, 2005, with the intention of returning my children to America after having had spent a period of vacation/holiday with them. I did not understand that Gennaro Villa had severe problems especially since he even said he wanted to remarry. I understood that he would have sold the house in Rome to buy another, smaller house in Fiuggi. I thought he had a job and that we got along, but, instead, I found I was no longer welcome, all the money was spent, he did not work, and my children lived with the assistance of social services. After two days, I was run out of the house and threatened to be killed in front of my children if I were to take them away. Mi sono recata dalla polizia (col' aiuto di Fiuggini) a lamentarmi che Gennaro mi aveva minnacciata davanti ai miei figli, pero' loro non facevano nulla; cosi' l'Ambasciata USA ha chiamato il giorno dopo alla polizia dicendo che era contro la legge non fare una denuncia anche quando la vittima era straniera. Dopo, ho dovuto dormire o in albergo o a casa di nuovi amici conosciuti a Fiuggi perche' non potevo piu' stare con i miei figli. Scioccata, sono andata da Ciocceria d' Oggi a spiegare la mia storia e come era incredibile che solo perche' apprezzavo l'Italia e la sua cultura, potevo perdere I miei figli-che c'era ironia in questo, e che non potevo lasciare i miei figli. I ran to the police (with the help of the people of Fiuggi) to complain that Gennaro had threatened me in front of my children, but they didn’t do anything; so the US Embassy called the day afterward to the police telling them that it was against the law not to denounce violence even when the victim was a foreigner. Afterward, I had to sleep either in a hotel or at the house of new friends that I met in Fiuggi because I wasn’t permitted to stay with my children. Shocked, I went to the newspaper, Ciocceria di Oggi, to explain my story and how it was incredible that only because I always loved Italy and its culture, I could end up losing my children—that there was irony in this and that I couldn’t leave my children. La polizia ed i servizi sociali mi avevano avvisato che mia figlia, Francesca, era gia stata davanti al giudice a Roma, al Tribunale dei Minori, perche' si era scappata di casa in marzo 2005. La polizia diceva che non potevo piu' portare via Francesca, Giovanni, e Carmen perche' erano affidati al giudice in Roma e dovevamo aspettare alla sua decisione. Pero' avevo sentito dai servizi sociali (sottovoce, che parlava con altre persone)che potevo-per legge-portare via i miei figli siccome in luglio avevo ancora in mano un ordine dal giudice Americana (Waycross, Georgia) affidandomi I miei figli perche' tenevo sempre un lavoro stabile. Il Tribunale dei Minori in Roma non avrebbe dovuto portare Francesca davanti al giudice in maggio senza avermi avvisata, ma l'hanno fatto lo stesso perche' ero straniera ed indifesa. Loro erano in difetto, ma la Polizia di Fiuggi, Gennaro, ed I servizi sociali mi hanno tolto I miei diritti come mamma solo perche' ero straniera e possibilmente non avrei capito. Mi hanno costretto a tornare in America senza figli, e dovevo prendere avvocati costossissimi a difenderci. The police and social services advised me that my daughter, Francesca, had been taken to the judge in Rome, to the Tribunal of Minors, because she escaped from her father’s house in March 2005. The police said I could not take Francesca, Giovanni, and Carmen because they had been taken to the judge in Rome, and we had to await his decision; however, I had already heard from the social services worker (whispering, speaking to another person) that I could—by law—take my children away because, in July, I still had the USA-judge’s order (Waycross, Georgia) that gave me sole custody of my children due to the fact I had a stable employment. The Tribunal for Minors in Rome, Italy shouldn’t have taken Francesca to court in May without having advised me first of this fact, but they did it regardless because I was a foreigner and couldn’t easily defend myself. They were in defect, but the Fiuggi Police, Gennaro, and social services took away my rights as a mother only because I was a foreigner and possibly because I didn’t understand. They forced me to return to America without my children, and I had to find expensive attorneys to defend me. Francesca mi aveva portato da una signora ai servizi sociali, la quale diceva ai miei figli che dovevano rimanere in Italia per completare gli studi. Inoltre, lei mi guardava davanti a loro e diceva, " Adesso, puoi tornare in America a sposarti." Non so per quale motivo, ma lei ha cercato di togliere loro affezione dalla mamma, e mi ha spiegato che nel futuro quando volevo sapere come stavano potevo chiamare a lei dall' America. Francesca had taken me to a woman at social services who told my children they had to remain in Italy to complete their studies. Additionally, she looked at me in front of them and said, “Now you can go to America and get married.� I don’t know for what reason, but she tried to take their affection away from their mother, and she explained that in the future, when I wanted to know how my children were, I could call her from America. Francesca Villa ha dovuto fare una corsa per scappare definitivamente dal padre e rientrare in America. Ha buttato tutto dalla finestra dal secondo piano, e ha presso l' autobus col padre che correva in dietro affinche non finiva sua benzina, e la polizia la cercava. Quando l'autista voleva fermare l'autobus a richiesta del padre, Francesca ha gridato, "Sono Americana. Non conosco quel' uomo! Lasciami stare, che vado all' Ambasciata USA!" Per 14 ore, ha dovuto nascondersi in un bagno da donna, e ha dovuto pregare all' aereo di farla salire perche' aveva solo 15 anni e voleva tornare dalla mamma. Francesca Villa had to run quickly to escape definitively from her father and re-enter America. She threw everything she needed out the window from the second floor, and she took the bus with her father who followed after her until he ran out of gas, and the police—meanwhile—looked for her. When the bus driver wanted to stop the bus because of her father’s request, Francesca yelled, “I’m American. I don’t know that man! Leave me alone because I want to go to the American Embassy!� For 14 hours, she had to hide in a restroom, and she had to beg the airlines to let her get on the jet because she was only 15-years-old and wanted to return to her mother. Francesca dice che i bambini piangono la notte perche' il papa non li fa esprimere le loro opinioni. Infatti, la famiglia a Napoli ha gia pregato al padre di far parlare al figlio. L' e-mail dei bambini e' stato bloccato, e non possiamo facilmente communicare attraverso il telefono. Il telefono di casa e' staccato; il telefono cellulare e' controllato dal padre il quale lo chiude quando cerco di parlare con i miei figli. Lui proibisce il contatto con la famiglia americana attraverso e-mail ed il telefono. Francesca spiega che non sono permessi a parlare l' inglese e che il padre dice che la mamma ama solo il lavoro ed i suoi studenti. Cerco di fare contatto, pero' e' triste quando riesco e sento che il padre grida ai miei figli perche' esprimono emozione. Francesca says the children cry at night because their father will not let them express their opinions. In fact, the family in Naples has begged the father to let his son talk. The childrens’e-mail has been blocked, and we cannot easily communicate by means of telephone. The telephone at home is not working; the cell phone is controlled by the father who hangs up when I try to speak to my children. He prohibits them from having contact with their American family by means of e-mail and telephone. Francesca explains that they are not permitted to speak English and that the father says the mother only loves work and her students. I try to make contact, but it is sad when I am successful and I hear the father yell at my children because they express emotion. La nonna, Jacquelyn Sweany Williams, e' venuta in agosto ad accompagnarmi nel tribunale, pero' lei non e' stata ammessa nella corte. Inoltre, Gennaro Villa ha minnacciato a far arrestare la 70enne perche' voleva vedere i suoi nipotini, e per le poche ore che siamo state a casa, Gennaro diceva che tutto questo non succedeva se lei gli avrebbe dato $60,000.00. I miei figli, ormai abituati al strano comportamento del padre fuori cervello, guardavano soltanto, e dicevano che il padre non avrebbe fatto nulla. The grandmother, Jacquelyn Sweany Williams, returned to Italy in August to accompany me to the Tribunal; however, she was not permitted to enter the courtroom. Additionally, Gennaro Villa has threatened to have the 70-year-old arrested because she wanted to see her grandchildren. Gennaro Villa said that none of this would have occurred if she would have agreed to give him $60,000. My children, now used to their fathers’ stange behavior, only watched and said that their father wouldn’t have done anything. Quando sono avvisata che dovevo tornare per andare in tribunale a Roma, Francesca dice Gennaro faceva finta di essere malato cosi' non sarei li' quando testimoniavano i miei figli. Il giudice ha preso la testimonianza di Gennaro ed i nostri figli dopo che ero partita, e questo assicurava che i giovani bambini avrebbero detto quello che voleva lui. Inoltre, non sarebbero trattati bene se non andavavno d'accordo col dire del padre. When I was told I had to return to Italy for court in Rome, Francesca claims Gennaro Villa pretended he was sick so I wouldn’t be present when the children themselves had to testify. The judges took Gennaro Villa’s and the children’s testimony only after I had departed, and this ensured the young children would say that which the father wanted them to say. Furthermore, they would not have been treated well if they did not agree with their father. Giovanni Victor Villa, mio figlio che ha appena 14 anni, ha visuto i primi dodici anni negli Stati Uniti, ed appena nato, ha ricevuto sia il certificato di nascita Americana (Weiton, West Virginia) sia il numero delle tasse fiscali americani. E' cresciuto per 12 anni con la mamma, e ha frequentato la scuola Americana dove aveva gli ottimi voti e molti amici. Giovanni Victor Villa, my son who is only 14-years-old, was raised his first 12 years in the United States, and when he was born, he received both the American birth certificate (Weirton, West Virginia) and the American social security number. He grew up for 12 years with his mother, and he has studied in the American schools where he had good grades and many friends. Carmen Lydia Villa, mia figlia di appena dieci anni, ha vissuto i primi otto anni con la mamma negli Stati Uniti dove si demostrava molta brava con la pittura e l' arte visuale. Anche lei aveva gli ottimi voti, parlava perfettamente l' inglese, e pratticava l'italiano con la mamma nella speranza che un giorno conosceva l'Italia e la sua bella arte. Lei dipingeva I piatti di ceramica con me, e voleva essere un' artista come la mamma. Carmen Lydia Villa, my daughter who just turned 10, has lived her first eight years with her mother in the United States where she exhibited talent in painting and visual arts. She, too, had high grades, spoke perfect English, and practiced Italian with her mother in hopes that one day she would know about Italy and its beautiful art. She painted ceramics with me, and she wanted to be an artist like her mother. Ora, i miei figli non sono piu' liberi di esprimere loro desideri. Capisco come e' sempre difficile lasciare l'Italia con le sue bellezze, gente calda, e buon cibo, pero' non e' bene che Giovanni e Carmen vivono in una situazione con un padre aggressivo, il cui non lavora, e che consuma i soldi dei servizi sociali. Questi bambini hanno una bella casa e vita in America. Saremmo piu' liberi quando stiamo un' altra volta insieme. Potremo sempre tornare in Italia insieme, pero' saremmo liberi ad amarci ed esprimere le nostre emozioni. Non sarei anche al contrario che tornano a lavorare un giorno in Italia, ma adesso, dovrebbero stare con me, loro mamma. Now, my children are no longer free to express their desires. I understand how difficult it is to to leave Italy with its beauty, warm people, and wonderful cuisine; however, it’s not good that Giovanni and Carmen live in a home with an aggressive father who doesn’t work and who spends social services’ money. These children have a beautiful home in America. We will be free when we are together again. We can always return to Italy together, but we will be free to love one another and express our emotions. I would not be opposed to their return one day to Italy, but now they must stay with me, their mother. Non potete sapere quanto i famigliari e gli amici piangono per il ritorno di Giovanni e Carmen. Speriamo che trovero un' avvocato, o che mi posso rappresentare da sola, o che le ambasciatori dei due paese possono trovare una resoluzione. Nessun bambino dovrebb' essere negato la mamma e la sorella. You cannot understand how the family cries for the return of Giovanni and Carmen. We hope to find an attorney, or we hope I can represent myself alone, or we hope the ambassadors of the two countries will be able to find a resolution. No child should be denied his or her mother and sister. posted by LauraInMonroe at 2:03 PM 0 comments Sunday, March 26, 2006 Update The US Embassy went out to visit Giovanni and Carmen on March 15, 2006. They took photos that helped reassure me that my children are physically okay. The children appeared to be timid and quiet but in good health. Their father said he was not considering going out of the country. Both I and Francesca were glad he had decided to remain in Italy rather than take the children to Egypt. This is not the end of my children's story. I will continue to report on what little I hear of my children as time goes by. I still have hope that the children will return to the United States where they first attended school and learned their first language. Francesca, for the time being, is employed and is considering a degree in digital arts. Naturally, I hope she will pursue her studies. This doesn't come easy after her experience in Europe. As time passes, I try to look at this abduction/retention from a rational perspective with my own children involved. Visiting Italy has been shocking to me because I was previously unaware of the public acceptance of domestic violence and male dominant control and the fact that I had little protection as a foreigner. I have enough notes at this point to publish a book on this story with the title: Abduction in Fiuggi, copyright March 2006, by Laura Sweeney. posted by LauraInMonroe at 10:06 AM 0 comments Wednesday, March 22, 2006 Update per Italiani (scritto in Italiano) Non posso vedere ancora i miei figli. Rimangono con il padre a Fiuggi, e l' Ambasciata USA andra' a trovarli una volta ogni 6 mesi. Ho ricevuto una lettera falsificata da un avvocatessa chiedendo i soldi per la manutenzione dei miei figli. Era solo un tentativo ad estorzione di denaro. Inoltre, il padre impazzito ha minacciato a portare i miei figli in Egitto dove lui credeva trovare il lavoro. Molto fa, ha minacciato anche di portarli ai servizi sociali e lasciarli li' se non gli davo i soldi. Questo uomo e' un mostro che tiene i miei figli come ostaggi--tutto con il permesso del governo italiano. posted by LauraInMonroe at 7:44 PM 0 comments About Me Name:Laura Sweeney Location:Atlanta, Georgia, United States Very Active in Multicultural Groups, Avid Reader View my complete profile Links Google News Edit-Me Edit-Me Previous Posts Laura Sweeney Response Regarding Statements by U.S. Office of Children's Issues Prove in Italiano che Gennaro Villa non ha lavoro. Actual Court Papers stating Children Are Endangered in Fiuggi with Gennaro Villa Letter Denouncing Gennaro Villa and Giulia Carletti Ms. Giulia Carletti (Social Services, Fiuggi) Changed Her Story in Court--See Attorney's Letter Francesca's Letter to her Father--Nov. 2005--Pleading for the Return of Giovanni and Carmen Posting of Last Year's Letter to Ciocariaoggi Paper Update Update per Italiani (scritto in Italiano) I Servizi Sociali di Fiuggi Archives --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

To whom it may concern: Some in law enforcement and at the Office of Children Issues do not understand that the Mother and Father both were properly divorced in Waycross Georgia under the UCCJEA. The civil action in Italy have not in any way diminished the sustaining jurisdiction of the Georgia Courts. There has been no final hearing in the Hague Treaty Central Authority nor can the USDOS Office of Children Issue "order" the USDOJ or any other Law Offices to cease discover of evidence that would support a Grand Jury at the State or Federal Level to take place. I am seeking the action tribunal records that exist in Italy now to further support this position. I also have attach some emails from European Officials who have also assured me that Dr. Sweeney has lawful right to be with her minor children. Under US Federal International Parental Kidnapping Statutes there are no special circumstances for defense that allows for due process to be suspended or avoided as has been done in the aforementioned case. I would hope that Law Officials not only at the state level in Georgia but also by those in law enforcement at the Federal level be directed to provide not only your office of the United States Attorney General Office but also at the Georgia's State Attorney General Office with evidence that exists of the felony crimes committed by the ex husband Mr. Ville in the matter of his children with Dr. L. Sweeney. Notice the complexity of this matter and how it relates to the various US Constitutional powers granted to the three branches of government [legislative, judicial and executive] I would hope that you in the service as prosecutors at the Federal level research and be informed that such crimes against humanity must have criminal remedies pursued in the best interests of the children and the State. Where one may wonder as to the needs of the state outweighing the needs of the children, I must remind you of our Constitution and the intent of those who wrote it in an effort to give each person and their posterity what is fully embodied in the document below. The Constitution of the United States of America We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. {http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.overview.html for a full reading } It would seem the circumstance of three children now living in Italy has been improperly and without legal means denied the due process intended by all three branches of our United State Government. I do insist under the declarations made by Special Agent Fonseca's emails that he is aware of the crime and has been obstructed by some in government position from going forward in this serious matter of Parental Abduction and interference of child custody at the state level. By reason of jurisdiction the Atlanta Police Unit for Crimes Against Children they have been obstructed by the claims of the FBI that this is a Federal matter. The existing stalemate OCI seems to have created is a violation of their powers as allowed under our Constitution for the Executive branch. With some review I believe you may have reason to further investigate this matter and the concerns of so many that await a renewal of real efforts to solve this case and proceed in the only way as a Criminal matter of the crimes that have been committed demand. It would also seem there are thousands of similar cases where the children have all grown up. There are a number of years remaining in the current children's lives as minor children. It would be a gross failure of justice and an abuse of authority on a grand scale if this matter is not resolve while these children have some childhood remaining. Please consider this carefully. No response is necessary but action to present the evidence to a Grand Jury would be appropriate after a reasonably swift forensic gathering of the existing evidence that clearly exist in this matter. Failure to do so can only create further evidence of neglect by elected and appointed official to deny the family victimized of their rights both civil and human rights. Magdalena Kleim is with the European Parliament Mediation [for international parental child abduction] her contact information is listed below: Email: magdalena.kleim@europarl.europa.eu Email: mediationchildabduct@europarl.europa.eu Address: PHS 4C005, Rue Wiertz 60, BE-1047 Brussels Telephone: +32 2 2832170 Telefax: +32 2 2832042 This crime is ongoing and continues to devolve the development of these minor children while being abuse in this parental abduction. Parental abduction is a violent act against a child and the left behind parent. Those law makers that wrote the law concerning International Parental Abduction were aware of the Hague and the civil process under those articles. The criminal remedies can not be obstructed by the State Department Officials. The mutual legal Assistance Treaty and the spirit of cooperation with International States makes it reasonable to believe that Warrants could be served even in Italy and overcome the adverse possession of the abducting father who lives in Italy today with all three children. The federal statute for IPK does not in any way limit the pursuit of the criminal merely because they have fled to avoid prosecution in a foreign state or a foreign country. Time continues while this crime is ongoing. These children deserve to have their rights protected asap. Respectively, Jim Beistle Team Amber Alert

We now know that there was not a Hague Trial in the Sweeney-Villa abduction. Dr. Sweeney had been ordered to attend a juvenile hearing in response to the ongoing case involving Francesca Villa who had hidden in Rome and various parts of Italy with a Japonese friend who had also once lived in the US. (The story was in the Italian newspapers.)The two juveniles were caught in April 2005 by Italian police in Bologna. A juvenile court, in response to an ongoing evaluation of the Villa household, does not qualify as a Hague Court. Dr. Sweeney retains primary-joint custody, signed and agreed to by Gennaro Villa, in Waycross, Georgia, in 1997. The Sweeney-Villa children were on court-approved visitation but were not returned to Dr. Sweeney as promised by Mr. Gennaro Villa.