One of the most personal aspects of an INTERPOL case concerns a Red Notice subject’s decision about attorney representation. On that topic, a reader sent in the following question: “Can a termination of legal representation of a lawyer after the submission of the application form to the CCF (deletion request) and before the first review by the Commission of the file automatically lead to the dismissal of the Application on a procedural basis?” This reader…

Some Red Notice subjects are surprised when I tell them that they should not hire me to seek the removal of their names from INTERPOL’s wanted list. There are times when the best course of action is not to go to INTERPOL for relief, at least, not as a first effort. This post addresses those situations. For a variety of reasons, the optimal place to resolve a dispute is at its origin. For example, if…

I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Laurence Colletti of Legal Talk Today. He asked all kinds of questions about INTERPOL and how it works. To listen to our conversation, click on the link below: Red Notices & International Men of Mystery?…

For people who find themselves the subject of Red Notices, it seems that the more questions they ask, the more confused they become.  Part of this phenomenon is due to the nature of INTERPOL:  it can be difficult to digest the verbiage used by INTERPOL, and the organization’s processes and rules are not exactly intuitive. A few of the questions that may arise for Red Notice subjects are: How can INTERPOL issue a Red Notice…

One of the more inconvenient results of being the subject of a Red Notice is that your bank might break up with you.  One of the more frustrating parts of that break up may be that the bank won’t say exactly why. All financial institutions have their own policies (or should have them) regarding risk management practices. When a risk management department becomes aware that a customer has an existing Red Notice, it may…

As most followers of Russian news know by now, opposition leader and activist Alexei Navalny was detained immediately upon his recent return to Russia, after a 5-month absence due to his recovery in Germany from nerve agent poisoning. It is widely suspected that the Russian Security Service (FSB) is responsible for the poisoning, though officials have denied any role in the attack. Navalny’s detention has drawn nationwide criticism and unprecedented protests. Waves of protesters continued…

In the last post, I discussed  the case of a man who had been placed into removal proceedings by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS). That case provided an example of how contact with law enforcement officials for the most basic reason can and does sometimes allow a Red Notice subject to be detected. Something as simple as a traffic stop can result in a detention of a Red Notice subject, and…