Florence Cassez

Florence Marie Louise Cassez Crépin (born 17 November 1974) is a French woman who was convicted in Mexico for her alleged involvement with the kidnapping gang Los Zodíacos. She was sentenced to 60 years in prison for kidnapping, organized crime, and illegal possession of firearms. The case, along with a possible extradition to France, generated diplomatic tensions between both countries. Cassez denied all charges. On 23 January 2013, the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ordered her immediate release after determining that authorities had violated her rights by staging her arrest for the media the day after it actually occurred. She was repatriated to France on 24 January 2013.