International Law

Alleged Warloads Extradited from Columbia to the U.S.

Posted on May 18, 2008
Fourteen alleged warlords have been extradited from Columbia to the United States to face drug trafficking charges in a move the Bush administration feels supports a trade deal with Columbia.[1]Many Colombians fear a narrow U.S. focus on drug crimes would allow for the warlords and their allies to evade responsibility for committing alleged human rights violations including the deaths of nearly 10,000 people...

Alleged Columbia Narcotics Trafficker Extradited to the United States

Posted on May 10, 2008
Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher has announced that Carlos Mario Jimenez-Naranjo, has been extradited from Colombia to the United States to face drug trafficking charges. Jimenez-Naranjo faces drug-related charges in the District of Columbia and the Southern District of Florida...

Marine Accused of Murder Faces Extradition to the U.S.

Posted on April 27, 2008
A member of the House Armed Services Committee has called for the Department of Defense to review what he believes is a botched investigation of a case involving a corporal accused of the murder and rape of a pregnant Marine.[1]Authorities have alleged that Cpl...

South Korean Business Man Extradited from U.S. Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

Posted on April 17, 2008
A former business partner of South Korean President Lee Myung-bak was sentenced by a South Korean court to 10 years in prison for stock manipulation, embezzlement and forgery, according to court officials.[1]In addition, the Seoul Central District Court fined Korean-American fund manager Kim Kyung-jun $15 million in a case that faced Lee over the course of a campaign which led to his election victory in December...

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Alleged Arms Trafficker Appeals to Russia to Prevent Extradition

Posted on April 09, 2008
In a televised statement from a Thai prison, a Russian citizen alleged to be among the world's foremost black market arms dealers has reached out to the Kremlin to help secure his release.[1]Arrested March 6, Viktor Bout, who sometimes has been referred to as ''The Merchant of Death,'' was taken into custody in Bangkok as the result of a U...

Ian Norris to Remain in U.K. After Court Rules Against Extradition

Posted on March 18, 2008
The U.K.?s highest court has recently ruled that a British executive will not be extradited to Pennsylvania for alleged price-fixing in the 1990s.[1]The decision in the case of Ian Norris, former chief executive of Morgan Crucible, is likely to have the effect of protecting a number of other former executives from extradition...

Alleged Co-conspirator in Arms Dealing Case Appears in Court; Bout Awaits Extradition

Posted on March 11, 2008
A man accused of assisting alleged Russian arms dealer, Viktor Bout, in the sale of millions of dollars in weapons to a U.S.-designated terrorist organization has appeared in a Manhattan courtroom to face conspiracy charges.[1]Andrew Smulian, the alleged co-conspirator of Viktor Bout, was held without bail after a brief appearance in U...

Viktor Bout Arrested in Thailand, U.S. Seeks Extradition

Posted on March 07, 2008
Viktor Bout, an accused Russian arms dealer, will remain in Thailand pending investigation into whether he should be tried in that country for alleged arms dealing operations, despite efforts by the United States to extradite to him to America.[1]Bout was arrested on charges of procuring weapons for terrorists, according to Thailand police...

Former Black Panther Member Pleads Guilty Following Extradition Back to the U.S.

Posted on February 28, 2008
A former member of the Black Panther Party, extradited from Canada this month, has pled guilty to the same charges which led to his extradition back to the United States.[1]Joseph Pannell, the subject of the extradition, pleaded guilty to an aggravated battery charge for the shooting of an ex-Chicago police officer...

Trinidadian Judge Upholds Extradition of Alleged Terrorists to the U.S.

Posted on February 19, 2008
A Judge in Trinidad has recently upheld the extradition of three men accused of participating in a plot to attack New York's John F. Kennedy airport.[1] The Judge denied the individuals? most recent efforts to escape extradition to the United States to face trial on those charges...

Texas Doctor Waives Extradition and Agrees to Return to England

Posted on February 15, 2008
On Friday, a Texas doctor agreed to be returned to England, the country in which she is alleged to have committed manslaughter in a patient's death over 10 years ago.[1]Dr. Priya Ramnath waived extradition at a court hearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge Earl S...

Extradition of Abraham Mondrowitz Approved by Israeli Court

Posted on February 14, 2008
An Israeli court recently approved extradition to the U.S. of an American Orthodox Jew, according to the Justice Ministry.[1] Abraham Mondrowitz, a member of the Gur Hasidic Jewish sect, was wanted on suspicion of multiple sexual attacks that occurred over twenty years ago...

Extradition of Brazilian National Accused of Killing Spouse Not Likely

Posted on February 11, 2008
According to authorities, it is likely that a Brazilian-born woman suspected of returning to her homeland after being accused of killing her husband in their northeast Ohio home will not be returned to the United States for trial.[1]Prosecutors allege that Claudia Hoerig, 42, fatally shot her husband, Karl Hoerig, 44, at their Newton Falls home, approximately 40 miles southeast of Cleveland, on March 12 and fled to Brazil immediately thereafter...

Extradition from Canada to the United States : John Graham

Posted on December 21, 2007
John Graham, a Canadian man accused of killing American Indian Movement (AIM) activist Anna Mae Pictou Aquash in 1975, will be extradited to the United States to stand trial.[1] The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed an appeal from Graham, a former AIM member facing U...

Extradition from Mexico to the United States : Sandra Avila Beltran

Posted on December 21, 2007
Sandra Avila Beltran, the alleged drug cartel leader dubbed "The Queen of the Pacific" has become an extradition target of U.S. law enforcement officials.[1] Mexico's attorney general's office said the United States wants Sandra Avila Beltran on drug and organized crime charges, but did not say whether she would be sent north before facing charges pending against her in Mexico...

Extradition from Israel to the United States : Abraham Mondrowitz

Posted on December 18, 2007
Abraham Mondrowitz, a 60-year-old member of the ultra-Orthodox Gur Hasidic Jewish sect accused of sexually abusing children while posing as a rabbi and psychologist, was arrested at his home in the ultra Orthodox Jerusalem neighborhood of Nahlaot on Friday, November 16th...

Extradition from Spain to the United States - Monzer al-Kassar

Posted on October 26, 2007
Monzer al-Kassar, alleged Syrian arms dealer and co-conspirator with the recently-extradited pair of Luis Felipe Moreno Godoy and Tareq Mousa al Ghazi, is one step closer to being extradited from Spain.[1] Today, a Spanish court authorized al-Kassar?s extradition to the United States to face terror related charges...

Extradition from Mexico to the United States - Francisco Aviles-Perez

Posted on October 22, 2007
Francisco ?Pancho? Aviles-Perez, a Mexican national suspected of distributing cocaine, heroin and marijuana in the U.S., was extradited last Wednesday to face federal charges.[1] Avilez-Perez was indicted in 2002 on charges of possession with intent to distribute cocaine and heroin, distribution of cocaine and marijuana, conspiracy to distribute cocaine, aiding and abetting and money laundering...

Extradition from Romania to the United States - Luis Felipe Moreno Godoy and Tareq Mousa al Ghazi

Posted on October 19, 2007
Luis Felipe Moreno Godoy of Spain and Tareq Mousa al Ghazi of Lebanon, both of whom face federal terrorism and conspiracy charges, were extradited from Romania to the United States on Tuesday.[1] The extradition was of a historic nature, as it marks the first time Romania has extradited a suspect charged with terrorism to the U...

Extradition from Cyprus to the United States - Yazeed Essa

Posted on October 15, 2007
Yazeed Essa, an Ohio emergency room physician accused of fatally poisoning his wife with cyanide in 2005, has lost his extradition appeal to Cyprus? Supreme Court.[1] Essa, a U.S. citizen, disappeared before he was indicted on aggravated murder charges in Cuyahoga County, Ohio...

Extradition from Afghanistan to the United States - Haji Baz Mohammad Update

Posted on October 09, 2007
Haji Baz Mohammad, an international heroin kingpin and the first person extradited from Afghanistan to the United States, was sentenced last Friday to more than fifteen years in federal prison.[1] Mohammad pled guilty in July to charges of conspiracy to transport over $25 million worth of heroin into the U...

Extradition from the United Kingdom to the United States - Ricardo Rotmann a.k.a. Ricardo Fanchini

Posted on October 04, 2007
Ricardo Rotmann, a Polish-born national wanted in the United States on drug trafficking charges, has been arrested at his home in London on Wednesday.[1] Officers of Britain?s Metropolitan Police Extradition and International Assistance Unit apprehended Rotmann at the request of the U...

Extradition from the United States to France - Manuel Noriega

Posted on October 02, 2007
Last month, former Panamanian dictator General Manuel Noriega?s time in the United States was supposed to come to an end.[1] Captured after the U.S. invasion of Panama in 1989 and held as a prisoner of war under the Geneva Conventions, Noriega was convicted of drug trafficking, racketeering and conspiracy in 1992...

Trinidad Terror Suspects have until December to Challenge Extradition

Posted on September 28, 2007
The three men suspected of plotting to bomb John F. Kennedy International Airport in 2006 have been given until December to respond to a U.S. request for their extradition from Trinidad.[1] Abdul Kadir, Abdel Nur of Guyana and Kareem Ibrahim of Trinidad face a December appeals court hearing ordered by Judge Nolan Bereaux...

Extradition to Germany from the United States ? CIA Update

Posted on September 25, 2007
German Justice Ministry officials have confirmed that the thirteen suspected CIA operatives sought by German authorities for the alleged kidnapping of a German citizen will not be extradited from the United States.[1] The ministry has, as a result, declined to pass on to Washington a formal request by Munich prosecutors for the group?s arrest and extradition...

Extradition from France to the United States - Hans Peterson Update

Posted on September 20, 2007
The U.S. State Department has now joined forces with Illinois Senators Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and David Durbin (D-Ill.) in seeking to convince the French government to allow Hans Peterson, the suspected killer of Chicago-area dermatologist Dr. David Cornbleet, to be extradited back to the United States[1] As we reported earlier this week, Obama and Durbin elicited the aid of Condoleeza Rice and the State Department after French officials refused the senators? request to reconsider their decision to deny Peterson?s extradition from St...

Extradition from France to the United States - Hans Peterson

Posted on September 17, 2007
High-profile lawmakers have stepped in to aid in the extradition of Hans Peterson, the man accused of killing a Chicago area dermatologist Dr. David Cornbleet.[1] Illinois Senator and 2008 presidential hopeful Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and fellow Illinois senator David Durbin (D-Ill...

Extradition from Hong Kong to the United States - Kenneth Freeman

Posted on September 13, 2007
Kenneth Freeman, a Seattle man who fled the country in 2006 after being charged with sexually assaulting his daughter, agreed on Monday to be extradited from Hong Kong.[1] Freeman, a former bodybuilder and law enforcement officer, faces federal charges of child pornography video production and distribution and state charges in Washington State of sexual assault of a child and failure to appear...

Extradition from Canada to Germany?Karlheinz Schreiber Update

Posted on February 01, 2007
Nearly a year ago, we mentioned that Karlheinz Schreiber had been fighting his extradition from Canada to Germany for more than six years. If you recall, he is facing German fraud, bribery, and tax evasion charges, based on his alleged role in a campaign finance scandal involving former German chancellor Helmut Kohl...

Extradition to Germany from the United States?CIA

Posted on January 31, 2007
The United States? policy of extraordinary rendition has been taking a few hits in recent months. As we discussed more than a year ago, Italy is preparing to seek the extradition of more than 20 CIA agents for the extraordinary rendition of Abu Omar; these considerations have picked up steam in recent weeks...

Extradition from Brazil to the United States?Pedro Paulo dos Santos

Posted on January 30, 2007
Pedro Paulo dos Santos served as Georgetown University?s associate director and program coordinator of the university?s Brazilian Studies Program from 2002 through 2005.[1] In July, 2006, a ?federal grand jury indicted [Mr.] dos Santos in his absence ? on charges of bank fraud, mail fraud, money laundering and theft...

Extradition from Venezuela to the United States?Anthony Chang

Posted on January 29, 2007
In early 2001, a robotic dog was shipped to the home of Patrick Hsu?s family in San Jose, California; the dog would not operate without batteries, and when Mr. Hsu placed batteries in the robot, it blew up, killing him.[1] One of the individuals suspected of being part of the plot, David Lin, is going on trial this week...

Extradition to Russia?Interesting Developments

Posted on December 28, 2006
Every so often, when we comment on stories we find interesting, we aren?t fully aware of the convergence of events which tie all these stories together. For example, when we initially wrote about Sean Garland in October of 2005, it wasn?t clear that his case was part of a massive international web of investigations, covering North Korean supernotes, Banco Delta Asia, Las Vegas casinos, ?Operation Smoking Dragon,? and a plot to smuggle MANPADS...

?Extradition? from the United States to Russia?Leonid Nevzlin

Posted on December 27, 2006
We have discussed, from time to time, ways in which individuals can be sent from one country to another in the absence of an extradition treaty, such as is seen in the case of Jacob Alexander when Namibia amended its Extradition Act to make the United States an extradition partner, or in the absence of an extradition hearing, as was seen in Mexico with the apparent extrajudicial removal of Arthur March and Tongsun Park from Mexico...

Extradition for Nuclear Terrorism?Qualms

Posted on December 26, 2006
The death of Alexander Litvinenko has elevated the profile of polonium-210 to such a degree that a Polish restaurant in the United Kingdom has seen an unprecedented surge in patronage by the mere fact that it is called ?Polonium.?[1] What has been less reported, as detailed by Igor Khripunov and William C...

Extradition from the Netherlands to the United States?Wesam al Delaema Update

Posted on December 20, 2006
The long and fascinating story of Wesam al Delaema seems to have reached an end in the Netherlands, with a surely just-as-interesting story about to begin in the United States. If you recall, we have discussed Mr. al Delaema?who is the first individual to be charged with committing terrorism in Iraq?at length, most recently in February of this year...

Extradition from Canada?Luke Sommer

Posted on December 10, 2006
The crime of which former US Army Ranger Luke Sommer is accused is not all that unusual; he?s accused of committing a bank robbery in Tacoma, Washington in August.[1] The fact that he apparently fled to British Columbia after allegedly committing the crime[2], is also not surprising...

McNabb in the News (12/6/06)

Posted on December 06, 2006
Senior Principal Douglas McNabb has been quoted in an AP article about Tyrone Williams:During the punishment phase, defense attorneys will have to present Williams "not as an altar boy but as a sympathetic figure" who wasn't aware of what was happening to the immigrants, said Douglas McNabb?[1][1] Juan A...