Diego Alfonso Navarrete Beltran

In Custody
Date of birth:1972
Gender:Male
Race:Hispanic
Era:2010s
State:District of Columbia
Time Imprisoned:
15 Years 10 Months 13 Days
Support
Communism FARC
Diego Alfonso Navarrete Beltran

Biography

Diego Alfonso Navarrete Beltran, age 44, FARC member; extradited and pleaded guilty in connection with the 2003-2008 hostage-taking of three Americans. 324 months federal prison + 2 years supervised release.

Sentence date verified October 12, 2026: The original DOJ sentencing announcement establishes November 10, 2015 as the actual 27-year sentencing date, following an August 26 guilty plea. It reports November 2014 extradition but does not establish an exact jail-admission or actual release date.

Case

Charges: 18 USC 1203 conspiracy to commit hostage-taking; 18 USC 924(c); 18 USC 2339A, 2339B material support
Arrested: Dec 13, 2010
Sentenced: Nov 10, 2015
Incarcerated: Dec 13, 2010
Sentence: 324 months federal prison + 2 years supervised release
Prosecutor: Kenneth Kohl; Fernando Campoamor-Sanchez; David Cora
Judge: Royce C. Lamberth
Indicted: February 2011 — superseding federal indictment (month precision).
Convicted: Yes
Plead: Guilty on August 26, 2015 to three counts of hostage-taking.

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