Florence Cassez, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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French woman convicted of kidnapping
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Place of Birth: Lille, Hauts-de-France, France
About Florence Cassez
- Florence Marie Louise Cassez Crépin (born 17 November 1974 in Lille) is a French woman convicted in Mexico of belonging to the kidnapping gang Los Zodiacos (The Zodiacs).
- She received a 60-year sentence for the crimes of kidnapping, organized crime, and illegal possession of firearms.
- The sentence and a possible extradition to her home country created diplomatic tensions between France and Mexico.
- Cassez denies all charges. On 23 January 2013 the Supreme Court of Justice of Mexico ordered Cassez's immediate release due to police simulating for filming her arrest the day after her real arrest.
- She was repatriated to France on 24 January 2013.
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