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Extradition
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Surf and Turf Law
More on USA v. Lei Shi
I wrote an earlier post about this case, here. Prof. Shaun Martin of California Appellate Report has some interesting analysis about the opinon.
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Extradition Denied in Antitrust Case
By Ellen Podgor
The House of Lords denied a request by the United States to extradite a defendant from England to face an antitrust charge related to price fixing in carbon products. The…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Brit bankers get American plea bargained justice in Enron-related sentencing
Main February 22, 2008Brit bankers get American plea bargained justice in Enron-related sentencingThis new post at the WSJ Law Blog, titled "NatWest Three Get 37 Months Each," covers this interesting…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Murderers, Mexico and the media
Main January 18, 2008Murderers, Mexico and the mediaThe AP has this intriguing new piece about extradition policy and capital punishment headlined "Fleeing to Mexico Thwarts Death Penalty." Here are excerpts:…
Securities Law Prof Blog
NatWest Three Plead Guilty to Enron Charges
Three British bankers pleaded guilty in Houston to Enron-related charges that they conspired with Andrew Fastow to enrich themselves at the expense of their employer, the National Westminster Bank of…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
First Extradition Hearing for Kobi Alexander
By Ellen Podgor
The first hearing on the U.S. government's request to Namibia that it extradite Kobi Alexander is set to start on June 8 in Windhoek, the nation's capital. Alexander is the…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Kobi Alexander Burrows Into Namibia
By Ellen Podgor
The extradition process for former Comverse Technology, Inc. CEO Kobi Alexander slowed even more as Namibian prosecutors requested a postponement of the first hearing on his case until June to…
ImmigrationProf Blog
The ongoing saga of Luis Posada Carriles
Kevin Johnson has been posted about the Luis Posada Carriles case. His post of April 7 -- updated on April 12 -- is here. On April 12, the 5th Circuit…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Leahy vs. Gonzales: Round 1
The blog of Yale law student Vivek Krishnamurthy has a great audio clip Senator Patrick Leahy's questioning of the Attorney General, Alberto Gonzales, on the case of Maher Arar. Mr.…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Namibian Prosecutor Appeals Grant of Bail to Kobi Alexander, Who Faces New Charges in the U.S.
By Ellen Podgor
Former Comverse Technology CEO Kobi Alexander's days of freedom could come to an end in the near future. After fleeing -- or deciding to resettle -- in Namibia in July,…