Trumbull prosecutor proposes trial in Brazil for Claudia Hoerig

Trumbull prosecutor proposes trial in Brazil for Claudia Hoerig

WARREN — Trumbull County’s prosecutor is exploring the possibility of pursuing a trial for Claudia Hoerig, who is accused of murder, in Brazil, where she fled after her husband was found dead in 2007.

Prosecutor Dennis Watkins makes it clear in a Tuesday letter to Edson Oliveire de Almeida, sub-prosecutor of Brazil, that he wants Hoerig to be returned here to stand trial for the murder of her husband, Karl Hoerig, at their Newton Falls home.

Although Brazil has an extradition treaty with the U.S., its policy is not to extradite. Claudia Hoerig has both U.S. and Brazilian citizenship.

In his letter, Watkins seeks a copy of the Brazilian law allowing the Brazilian government to prosecute its own citizens “for a common crime committed outside of the territories of Brazil.”

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