Fawaz Ould Ahmed Ould Ahemeid was brought to the United States on Friday and appeared on Saturday before a federal magistrate judge in Brooklyn, prosecutors said. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Extradition”
Colombian Cartel Leader Faces Drug Charges After Extradition to New York
By Gotham Rex on May 5, 2022
The man known as Otoniel is accused of smuggling tons of cocaine and assassinating police officers and civic leaders. Source: New York Times
Ex-Honduran President Extradited to United States to Face Drug Charges
By Gotham Rex on April 21, 2022
Juan Orlando Hernández, who stepped down in January, left the country for New York on Thursday after failed attempts to block the U.S. government’s extradition request. Source: New York Times
Man Who Police Say Used Tinder to Hunt Women Is Charged With Murder
By Gotham Rex on April 1, 2022
Danueal Drayton raped and strangled Samantha Stewart in 2018, prosecutors say. He was free on bail at the time because of a paperwork mix-up. Source: New York Times
Ex-Panama President’s Sons Are Extradited to U.S. After Multicountry Chase
By Gotham Rex on December 11, 2021
Two sons of the former president Ricardo Martinelli fled the United States by Uber, private jet and an “unknown vessel,” prosecutors said. The second has now been extradited, weeks after his brother. Source: New York Times
Harvey Weinstein to Face Charges in Los Angeles as Early as May
By Gotham Rex on April 30, 2021
The producer faces more than a dozen counts of sexual assault involving five different women. Source: New York Times
Missing Fort Drum Soldier Is Found Dead in New Jersey
By Gotham Rex on December 20, 2020
Cpl. Hayden Allen Harris’s body was found in a remote part of Sussex County, N.J. A fellow soldier was in custody and was expected to be charged in connection with his death, the authorities said. Source: New York Times
Canadian Fashion Mogul Peter Nygard Indicted on Sex-Trafficking Charges
By Gotham Rex on December 15, 2020
Mr. Nygard was arrested in Canada at the request of U.S. authorities. A federal indictment in New York City accused him of recruiting dozens of women and teenage girls for sex. Source: New York Times