Extradition

Israel extradites Israeli-Russian citizen to US over alleged USD 2.8 million crypto theft

The case concerns allegations that he exploited a security flaw in August 2022 to obtain digital tokens - without depositing the assets that were supposed to back them -  and took the proceeds.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
The best crypto savings rate means little if the terms don't fit your needs.
National Security Minister and Otzma Yehudit party chairman Itamar Ben-Gvir, together with members of his party, arrives to submit the Otzma Yehudit party list to the Central Elections Committee ahead of the upcoming Israeli general elections at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, September 7, 2026.

Ben-Gvir to demand extradition of flydubai pilot to Israel after attempted terror hijacking

"Our security doctrine must be clear: Anyone who tries to murder or harm Israelis, the State of Israel will pursue them and settle the score with them anywhere in the world," he said.

|BySHIR PERETS, KESHET NEEV
An ICE agent monitors hundreds of asylum seekers being processed upon entering the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building on June 6, 2023 in New York City.

ICE agent in shooting case may go free as extradition request denied by judge

Minnesota authorities had argued in court that Castro, jailed in the Gulf Coast border city of Brownsville, Texas, since May 29, was a flight risk if he were released.

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Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate arrive before US President Donald Trump to attend UFC 327 at Kaseya Center, Miami, US, April 11, 2026.

Andrew and Tristan Tate to seek release from US jail as they fight UK extradition for sex offenses

The Tate brothers, former kickboxers who have dual US and British citizenship, have denied any wrongdoing. They are held in a federal jail in Miami as a judge weighs Britain's extradition request.

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Why the US arrests some terrorists but ignores others - opinion

When the US government really wants to put a terrorist behind bars, it can do so regardless of the legal niceties.

DECEMBER 14, 2022BySTEPHEN M. FLATOW
AHLAM TAMIMI, sentenced to 16 life terms for involvement in the suicide bombing attack on the Sbarro pizzeria in Jerusalem in 2001, hugs her father who came to greet her at Amman airport in 2011 following her release from prison in Israel.

Israeli citizen detained in Greece over 8-year-old custody case

L. has been detained on the Island of Crete since late October due to charges opened against her by her abusive ex-husband in 2014.

NOVEMBER 29, 2022ByMATAN WASSERMAN, JOSH ARONSON
The Greek island of Crete

Modeling agent Shai Avital to be extradited to Israel

The disgraced modeling agent was arrested in Amsterdam earlier this year in a joint operation by the intelligence divisions of the Dutch and Israel Police.

NOVEMBER 22, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli modeling agent Shai Avital (C) poses for a picture with Israeli models during an event on a rooftop in Tel Aviv, on September 17, 2017

Why is Israel letting Mexico’s ex-crime chief hide here? - analysis

Tomas Zeron de Lucio, allegedly linked to the deaths of 43 Mexican students, has been hiding in Israel for over two years.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Protesters outside the Attorney General's office in Mexico City demanding the safe return of the students, November 2014

Israeli modeling agent accused of sexual assault detained in Amsterdam

Avital was arrested in the Dutch capital on Friday in a joint operation by Israeli and Dutch police after fleeing Israel 10 months ago.

AUGUST 22, 2022ByALON HACHMON/MAARIV ONLINE
Israeli modeling agent Shai Avital (C) poses for a picture with Israeli models during an event on a rooftop in Tel Aviv, on September 17, 2017

UK approves US extradition of WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange

The Home Office said his extradition had now been approved but he could still appeal the decision. WikiLeaks said he would.

JUNE 17, 2022ByREUTERS
Former Greek Finance minister Yanis Varoufakis, fashion designer Vivienne Westwood, editor in chief of WikiLeaks Kristinn Hrafnsonn, Assange's Father John Shipton and singer Roger Waters attend a protest against the extradition of Julian Assange outside the Australian High Commission in London, Brit

Romania will not extradite Israeli to Belarus due to poor human rights - report

The court agreed that Roman Dorfman had no chance at a fair trial in Belarus due to the minimal human rights present in the country.

MAY 3, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko enters a hall during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia March 11, 2022.

Former Honduras president extradited to US on drugs, weapons charges

Federal prosecutors in Manhattan said Hernandez received millions of dollars from drug trafficking organizations, including from the former leader of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, "El Chapo" Guzman.

APRIL 22, 2022ByREUTERS
Honduras former President Juan Orlando Hernandez is escorted by members of the National Police to his extradition to the United States, to face a trial on drug trafficking and arms possession charges, at a police base in Tegucigalpa, Honduras April 21, 2022.

Beirut port blast suspect to face extradition hearing in Madrid

Moreira is not allowed to leave Spain. His passport has been taken away and he must appear before authorities on a weekly basis, a judicial source said.

APRIL 21, 2022ByREUTERS
A woman walks on rubble at the site of last year’s Beirut port blast on July 13

Lawyers group appoints first-ever Israeli reps. for global forums - exclusive

Until now, many of the influential committees and meetings of international lawyers on the issue of extradition had no Israeli representation.

NOVEMBER 17, 2021ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
View of Israel's Justice Ministry, containing the Attorney-General's Office, in Jerusalem on March 20, 2018.