A number of graduates of the SOA and WHINSEC have been accused and sentenced for human rights violations and criminal activity in their home countries . In response to public debate and in order to promote transparency , the Freedom of Information Act released records that tracked trainees of the school . In August 2007 , according to an Associated Press report , Colonel Alberto Quijano of the Colombian Army 's Special Forces was arrested for providing security and mobilizing troops for Diego León Montoya Sánchez ( aka " Don Diego " ) , the leader of the Norte del Valle Cartel and one of the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives . School of the Americas Watch said in a statement that it matched the names of those in the scandal with its database of attendees at the institute . Alberto Quijano attended courses and was an instructor who taught classes on peacekeeping operations and democratic sustainment at the school from 2003 to 2004 . Other former students include Salvadoran Colonel and Atlacatl Battalion leader Domingo Monterrosa and other members of his group who were responsible for the El Mozote massacre , and Franck Romain , former leader of the Tonton Macoute , who was responsible for the St. Jean Bosco massacre . Honduran General Luis Alonso Discua was also a graduate of the school who later on commanded Battalion 3-16 , a military death squad
El Mozote massacre
El Mozote massacre
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