AR-News: (CA/US) Man wanted in Oregon on arson charges seeks refugee status in Canada

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VANCOUVER (CP) - A man who was once on the FBI's most wanted list revealed
Wednesday that he is claiming refugee status in Canada.

Michael Scarpitti, who goes by the name Tre Arrow, appeared before a
Immigration and Refugee Board adjudicator to make the claim. 
...
An acquaintance, David Barbarash, a political activist who has been
charged in the past, said Scarpitti was being treated unfairly by
authorities in the U.S.
...
The Crown filed a notice of abandonment in B.C. Supreme Court concerning
Barbarash, a former Animal Liberation Front spokesperson.

full story:
http://www.canada.com/vancouver/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=ba75c681-469f-49af-9b57-13520c0fcc41

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