US Rejects Extradition Request From UK Over Fatal Road Crash
The British government on Friday condemned a decision by the United States not to extradite an American woman involved in a fatal road accident.
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Mexico Seeks US Extradition of Drug Lord’s Son
Mexico is seeking the extradition from the United States of the son of a Sinaloa cartel drug lord over the 2017 murder of acclaimed journalist Javier Valdez, the attorney general’s office said Thursday.
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First Phase of Extradition Hearing for Huawei Exec Wraps in Canada
The fate of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou is now in the hands of a Canadian judge, who reserved judgment Thursday on whether the telecom executive can be extradited to the United States on a raft of charges related to possible Iran sanctions violations.
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Lying to Bank Is Fraud in Canada, Prosecutors Say of Huawei Exec Facing Extradition
Canadian prosecutors said Wednesday that fraud, not U.S. sanctions, is at the heart of the extradition case against Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou, urging a judge to only consider the potential “Canadian criminality” of the offense when determining if she should be handed over to the United States.
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‘Pablo Escobar of Eggs’ Faces Justice After 35 Years of Poaching
Jeffrey Lendrum spent three decades living as the so-called “Pablo Escobar of eggs,” smuggling the fragile shells from the nests of falcons and other birds of prey to wealthy international clients.
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Facing Extradition, Huawei Exec Says US Charges Not Crimes in Canada
Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou’s defense lawyers told a judge in British Columbia on Tuesday that the Canadian government is wrongfully relying on U.S. sanctions law and misapplying domestic fraud laws in its effort to extradite the Chinese telecom executive to the United States.
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Huawei Exec’s Extradition Hearing Begins in Canada
The first stage of an extradition hearing for a senior executive of Chinese telecom giant Huawei begins Monday in a Vancouver courtroom, a case that has infuriated Beijing, caused a diplomatic uproar and increased tensions between China and the United States.
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WikiLeaks’ Assange in London Court Fighting US Extradition
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange made a brief court appearance Monday in his bid to prevent extradition to the United States to face serious espionage charges.
Read moreDutch Say Russia Let Terror Suspect Return to Ukraine
Dutch prosecutors on Monday accused Russia of allowing a suspect in the downing of a Malaysian Airlines passenger jet to return to rebel-held eastern Ukraine in defiance of an extradition agreement.
Read moreSpain Stumbles in Bid to Extradite Embattled Rapper
An EU magistrate dealt Spain a blow Tuesday in its efforts to imprison the rapper Valtonyc, who fled the country after his lyrics were ruled to glorify terrorism.
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Doctors: Assange at Risk of Dying in Prison
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who’s being held in a maximum-security prison in London while fighting extradition to the United States, is in such poor physical and mental health that he could die in prison, a group of doctors is warning.
Read moreEx-Peru President Wins Hearing on Jail Conditions
A federal judge will grant a hearing to the former Peruvian president accused of accepting bribes to determine whether the leader is being subjected to conditions akin to solitary confinement as he awaits extradition proceedings in a San Francisco Bay Area jail.
Read moreSweden Drops Rape Investigation Against Julian Assange
Swedish prosecutors on Tuesday said they are dropping a rape investigation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who could face extradition to the United States for his involvement in exposing alleged war crimes committed by the United States in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Read moreSpanish Court Says Wanted Venezuelan Spy Still Missing
A Spanish National Court official confirmed Monday that a former Venezuelan spymaster accused of attempting to “flood” the United States with drugs remains missing since an order for his arrest pending extradition was issued this month.
Read moreJudge Inclined to Keep Ex-Peru President Locked Up After Jail Change
A federal judge in San Francisco said Wednesday he is inclined to keep an ex-Peruvian president in jail pending resolution of his extradition case after the man was removed from solitary confinement, but may want to hear more testimony on issue.
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Abdullahi Ahmed Abdullahi, 34, a naturalized Canadian citizen born in Somalia, was extradited to San Diego and charged Friday with conspiring to provide material support to terrorists in Syria.
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Hong Kong Withdraws Extradition Bill That Set Off Protests
Hong Kong authorities on Wednesday withdrew an unpopular extradition bill that sparked months of chaotic protests that have morphed into a campaign for greater democratic change.
Read moreJulian Assange Loses Bid to Delay Hearing
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appeared in a U.K. court Monday to fight extradition to the United States on espionage charges, and he lost a bid to delay proceedings so that his legal team would have more time to prepare his case.
Read moreSon of ‘El Chapo’ Freed After 8 Dead in Botched Raid
Eight people were killed in gun battles in the Sinaloa state capital of Culiacan, Mexico, in what Mexican officials described Friday as a failed operation to arrest the son of imprisoned Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán.
Read moreEx-Peruvian President Ordered Released Unless Solitary Ends
A former head of state facing extradition to Peru on corruption charges will be released from jail on house arrest by the end of October unless the U.S. government stops holding him in solitary confinement, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
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