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Fugitive Operator of Day Care Center Where 4 Died in Fire Jailed in Ga.

By Lisa FlamMar 21st 2011 – 2:23PM
AP

AP

The woman who fled to Nigeria after four children died in a fire at her Houston day care center has been returned to the United States and is behind bars in Atlanta. Jessica Tata, 22, appeared in court this morning and waived extradition to Texas, where she faces charges on four counts of manslaughter related to the Feb....

Mexico Outlines Murder Case Against Former 'Survivor' Producer

By Tori RichardsFeb 1st 2011 – 8:53AM
AP

AP

LOS ANGELES -- A defenseless Monica Burgos cried and screamed for help as she was beaten and smothered inside a Cancun hotel room by her TV producer husband, who then dumped her lifeless body in a sewer, a Mexican prosecutor said in an affidavit filed here Monday. Unhappy with a wife who discovered his numerous...

Suspected Israeli Crime Bosses Extradited to US

By David LohrJan 12th 2011 – 12:00PM
Getty Images

Getty Images

Two suspected Israeli drug barons have been extradited to the United States to face charges of murder, money laundering, blackmail and drug trafficking. The plane carrying the suspects took off early this morning from an airport southeast of Tel Aviv and is expected to land in California tonight, according to media...

Defiant WikiLeaks Chief Decries 'Smear' Campaign

By Lauren FrayerDec 17th 2010 – 12:38PM
Kirsty Wigglesworth, AP

Kirsty Wigglesworth, AP

(Dec. 17) -- On his first full day of freedom in 10 days, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange decried today what he called a possible "secret" indictment against him and revealed that his biggest fear is the prospect of being extradited to America. The 39-year-old also called Swedish sex-crimes allegations a "very successful...

British UFO Hacker Fights Extradition to US

By Lee SpeigelDec 3rd 2010 – 4:30PM
Bruno Vincent, Getty Images

Bruno Vincent, Getty Images

(Dec. 3) -- When Gary McKinnon decided to try to find secret UFO files, he did what any curious computer expert would do: He hacked into nearly 100 military and NASA computers until he was finally caught. Eight years later, the Scottish systems administrator awaits his legal fate. As controversy swirls around WikiLeaks,...

extradition News From the Web

  • 06/02/12 Longtime fugitive to be extradited to New Mexico Source: ABC - KOAT 7 One of New Mexico's most wanted fugitives should soon be extradited back to the state.
  • 05/19/12 drops Graham Mitchell extradition request Source: The Portugal News An extradition request for a Kent man wanted in Portugal for a crime he was cleared of in 1995 has been dropped.
  • 05/11/12 Murder on their mind Source: Morning Star It matters not that you live in Britain, the United States, Australia or the Middle East. Citizenship is effectively abolished.
  • 04/25/12 Chris Tappin freed on bail in US Source: The Guardian - London - UK A retired British businessman who was extradited to the US in February to face arms dealing charges has been freed on bail, a family spokeswoman has said.
  • 04/23/12 Extradited Briton granted US bail Source: Daily Express - London - UK Christopher Tappin, 65, of Orpington, Kent, will be released from the Otero County detention centre in New Mexico on either Tuesday or Wednesday, his US lawyer Kent Schaffer said.

Background on extradition

Extradition is the official process whereby one nation or state surrenders a suspected or convicted criminal to another nation or state.

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