Egyptian Fugitive Pleads Guilty to Rideshare Fraud After Extradition from Spain
NEWARK, N.J. – Today, Hatem Ghouneim, a 35-year-old Egyptian citizen, admitted his involvement in defrauding a rideshare company of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Ghouneim’s guilty plea to three counts of wire…
Chinese man arrested in Australia faces extradition to US in North Korea smuggling case
SYDNEY (Reuters) – A Chinese man arrested in Australia is awaiting extradition to the United States for alleged involvement in a North Korean scheme to generate revenue by selling counterfeit cigarettes, Australian…
Julian Assange’s appeal against US extradition is life or death, wife says
By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s last-ditch legal challenge to stop his extradition from Britain to the United States is a matter of life or death, his wife…
Florida Man Awaiting Extradition for Maryland Murder Trial Dies
MARYLAND — A Florida man, charged in the 2006 murder of Dusty Shuck, was declared deceased before Maryland State Police Homicide Unit could extradite him for trial. This development marks a significant…
US SEC trial against Terraform Labs postponed to allow Do Kwon extradition
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Tuesday delayed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s trial against Terraform Labs and co-founder Do Kwon over an alleged $40 billion…
Top French court annuls extradition of Italian mafia killer
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s top court on Tuesday annulled a lower court decision to extradite Edgardo Greco, a convicted mafia killer-turned-pizza chef who has been on the run since 2006, to Italy.…
Julian Assange’s ‘final’ appeal against U.S. extradition to be held in February
LONDON (Reuters) – WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange’s possible final legal challenge to stop his extradition from Britain to the United States where he is wanted on criminal charges will be held at…
US seeks ‘swift’ extradition of ‘El Nini,’ Sinaloa Cartel’s alleged security boss
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is seeking a “swift” extradition from Mexico of Nestor Isidro Perez Salas, or “El Nini,” who is accused of heading security for the faction…
Scotland OKs extradition of US rape suspect accused of faking own death
LONDON (Reuters) – The Scottish government said on Thursday it had approved the extradition to the United States of an American man accused of rape who allegedly faked his own death. U.S.…
Guilty Pleas Entered in Transnational Tax Fraud Scheme; Third Conspirator Awaits Extradition
TAMPA, FL – U.S. Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced that Adetunji Adejumo and Ibrahim Jinadu have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection to a large-scale transnational tax fraud…
Spanish court orders immediate extradition of Venezuela’s ex-spymaster to U.S
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s High Court on Tuesday ordered that global police agency Interpol immediately extradite a former director of Venezuelan military intelligence to the United States, where he is wanted on…
Julian Assange loses US extradition challenge, will renew appeal next week
LONDON (Reuters) – WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange has lost his latest attempt to fight extradition from Britain to the United States where he is wanted on criminal charges, though he will renew…
Extradition near for Peru ex-president, nation’s third jailed leader
By Marco Aquino and Brendan O’Brien LIMA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo surrendered to U.S. authorities on Friday, a U.S. Marshals Service official told Reuters, a day after his last-ditch bid…
Florida Fugitive Arrested in Aspen Circle Dispute, Awaits Extradition for Theft Charges
WALL TWP, NJ – On Monday, Patrol Officer Josh Wheeler responded to a dispute at Aspen Circle. During the course of his investigation, he discovered that one of the parties involved, a…
Peru set to jail third ex-president as Toledo awaits extradition from U.S.
LIMA (Reuters) – A U.S. court rejected an appeal by former Peruvian president Alejandro Toledo to stall his extradition over corruption charges, making it likely that he will be the third former…
US would handle an extradition request for Brazil’s Bolsonaro ‘expeditiously’ – official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A senior U.S. official declined on Wednesday at a Senate hearing to comment on the status in the United States of former far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, but said…
Autonomy founder Lynch fights extradition to US on fraud charges
By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) – Tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch asked a London court to block his extradition to the United States to face criminal charges over Hewlett Packard’s $11 billion acquisition…
Australia approves extradition request for former U.S. Marines pilot over China military training
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia has approved a request to extradite former U.S. Marine Corps pilot Daniel Duggan to the United States where he faces charges of money laundering and breaking U.S. arms control…
United States Attorney Announces Extradition Of FTX Founder Samuel Bankman-Fried To The United States And Guilty Pleas Of Former CEO Of Alameda Research And Former Chief Technology Officer Of FTX
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau…
Bankman-Fried wants to see indictment before agreeing to extradition – lawyer
(Reuters) – Sam Bankman-Fried wants to see the U.S. indictment against him for his role in the collapse of the FTX crypto exchange he founded before he agrees to be extradited from…
Factbox-Recent high-profile extradition cases
By Jack Queen (Reuters) – FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried could surrender to United States custody after his indictment and arrest in the Bahamas or fight removal under the terms of the island…
Austrian banker fights extradition to U.S. on money laundering charges
By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) – The former chief executive of an Austrian bank who faces charges in the United States in relation to a bribery and money laundering conspiracy involving Brazilian…
Exclusive-Former U.S. military pilot who worked in China arrested in Australia, faces extradition
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – A former U.S. military pilot and flight instructor who worked in China was arrested in Australia and faces extradition to the United States, Australian court documents…
Venezuela gives U.S. two months to request ‘Fat Leonard’ extradition
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s top court has ruled to give the U.S. government 60 days to request the extradition of fugitive Malaysian businessman Leonard Glenn Francis, also known by his alias “Fat…
U.S. Attorney Announces Extradition Of Two Defendants Charged With Bribing High-Level Officials Of The Republic Of The Marshall Islands
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Kenneth A. Polite, Jr., Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, and Michael…
Colombia will guarantee asylum, Petro says, after Venezuela urges extradition
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia will guarantee the right to asylum and refuge, President Gustavo Petro said late on Monday, after a high-ranking Venezuelan lawmaker urged the extradition of his party’s political opposition…
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