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Montenegro approves the extradition of cryptocurrency mogul Do Kwon to the United States

Dec. 27, 2024 11:37 AM EST

PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Montenegro has approved the extradition of a South Korean mogul known as “the cryptocurrency king” to the United States, the Balkan country's Justice Ministry said on Friday. Minister Bojan Bozovic has issued a deposition allowing the handover of...

Bangladesh seeks extradition of ousted leader Sheikh Hasina from India

Dec. 23, 2024 14:46 PM EST

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh has sent a formal request to India to extradite ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to New Delhi in August amid the student-led protests that ended her 15 years in power, the country’s foreign affairs adviser said Monday. Md Touhid...

Australia approves extradition of former US Marine over alleged training of Chinese military pilots

Dec. 23, 2024 00:41 AM EST

NEWCASTLE, Australia (AP) — Former U.S. Marine Corps pilot Daniel Duggan will be extradited from Australia to the United States over allegations that he illegally trained Chinese aviators. Australia’s Attorney General Mark Dreyfus approved the extradition on Monday, ending the...

Suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO agrees to extradition, will return to New York to face murder charges

Dec. 19, 2024 10:18 AM EST
HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO agrees to extradition, will return to New York to face murder charges.

Emotional reunion awaits anti-whaling activist Paul Watson after his sudden release in Greenland

Dec. 17, 2024 23:49 PM EST

LONDON (AP) — Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson was freed from prison in Greenland on Tuesday after five months in custody, and will not be extradited to Japan where he is wanted on charges of obstructing a whaling ship. Watson is planning to return home to be reunited with his...

Key details about the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare's CEO

Dec. 17, 2024 20:17 PM EST

Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was charged in New York with murder as an act of terrorism, prosecutors announced Tuesday. Mangione, 26, is being held without bail in Pennsylvania, where he was arrested at a McDonald’s on Dec. 9 after a...

Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson freed from prison in Denmark and won't be extradited to Japan, his lawyer says

Dec. 17, 2024 07:31 AM EST
LONDON (AP) — Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson freed from prison in Denmark and won't be extradited to Japan, his lawyer says.

Notorious drug lord Osiel Cárdenas returned to Mexico after US sentence, is quickly re-arrested

Dec. 16, 2024 19:23 PM EST

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Notorious drug lord Osiel Cárdenas Guillén has been returned to Mexico after serving a U.S. sentence and was quickly re-arrested and sent to a maximum security prison to face Mexican charges. There had been nervousness about the impending return of Cárdenas...

Former Manhattan prosecutor to represent suspect in killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO

Dec. 14, 2024 12:26 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO has added a prominent defense lawyer to his legal team as Manhattan prosecutors work to return him from Pennsylvania to face a murder charge. Luigi Mangione will be represented by Karen Friedman Agnifilo, who...

Danish court sentences British hedge fund trader to 12 years over massive tax fraud

Dec. 13, 2024 06:32 AM EST

A Danish court has sentenced a British hedge fund trader to 12 years in prison in connection with what authorities say was a 9 billion kroner ($1.3 billion) tax fraud, Danish justice officials confirmed. Sanjay Shah was extradited from Dubai last year to face trial on charges he...