Australia OKs extradition to Hungary of accused Nazi war criminal

Australia OKs extradition of accused Nazi criminal

Toppled Thai Prime Minister Thaksin arrives in Cambodia, fueling Thai-Cambodian tensions

Toppled Thai leader Thaksin welcomed in Cambodia

California appellate court sets oral arguments for December in Roman Polanski case

Oral arguments scheduled in Polanski’s CA appeal

Canadians linked to Detroit imam and wanted by the FBI to fight extradition

Canadians linked to Detroit imam fight extradition

Mexico extradites record number of criminal suspects to US, underscoring improved relations

Mexico reaches record 100 extraditions to US

Mexico sends 11 more suspects to US, setting record of 100 extraditions so far in 2009

Mexico reaches record of 100 extraditions to US

Banking scandal fugitive Rakesh Saxena arrives in Thailand after extradition from Canada

Extradited banking fugitive arrives in Thailand

Jamaica balks at US request for extradition of major suspected drug trafficker

Jamaica balks at US request for alleged crime boss

Supreme Court of Canada declines to hear case of Thai banker, ending extradition battle

Fugitive banker extradited to Thailand

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A fugitive banker’s long fight against extradition ended Thursday as he was put on a plane back to Thailand, where he faces charges of fraud that Thai officials say contributed to the 1990s Asian financial crisis.

California legislators sign letter supporting Polanski extradition to Los Angeles

Calif. lawmakers support Polanski extradition

British government delays hacker’s extradition deadline to consider new medical evidence

UK government delays hacker extradition deadline

Mexican drug kingpin Miguel Angel Caro Quintero pleads guilty to US charges

DENVER — A Mexican drug kingpin who led a fearsome cartel for more than a decade pleaded guilty Friday to U.S. drug and racketeering charges.

EU completes extradition pact with US; will come into force next year

BRUSSELS — The European Union’s 27 justice ministers say a new extradition pact with the United States will enter into force in February.

AP Exclusive: Mexican with $205 million stash admits black market sales of meth chemical

MEXICO CITY — A Chinese-Mexican businessman arrested after police found a $205 million stash of cash in his Mexico City mansion has told U.S. prosecutors he sold tons of a chemical used to make methamphetamine on the black market, a top Mexican official told The Associated Press.

Accused Nazi war criminal surrenders to Australian police after exhausting extradition appeals

PERTH, Australia — An 88-year-old man accused by Hungary of Nazi war crimes during World War II surrendered to Australian police Thursday after exhausting his appeals against extradition.

AP NewsBreak: Records show Swiss tipped US to Roman Polanski’s imminent arrival in Zurich

LOS ANGELES — Swiss authorities set in motion the arrest of fugitive director Roman Polanski in his decades-old child sex case as he traveled to the country last month, documents obtained by The Associated Press show.

Cartel figure Jesus ‘Chuy’ Labra set to plead guilty in San Diego

SAN DIEGO — Mexico’s Arellano Felix drug cartel was near the height of its power in March 2000 when one of its top men, Jesus “Chuy” Labra, was arrested watching his son’s soccer game at a school in Tijuana.

Briton accused of hacking US military computers fails in latest attempt to avoid extradition

LONDON — A British man accused of hacking into American military computers has failed in his latest bid to avoid extradition to the U.S., his lawyer said Friday.

Man wanted by FBI in Idaho murders of girlfriend, 2 children arrested in southern Mexico

MEXICO CITY — One of the FBI’s most-sought fugitives, wanted for the 2002 killings of his girlfriend and her two young sons in Idaho, has been captured in Mexico.

Colombian guerrillas spring jailed commander wanted for extradition to US, killing guard

BOGOTA — Machine gun-firing rebels on motorbikes attacked a prison Wednesday, springing a guerrilla commander charged with kidnapping two journalists on assignment for the Los Angeles Times.

Extradition hearing begins for Canadian accused of supplying al-Qaida with weapons

TORONTO — A Canadian man facing extradition to the United States denied allegations on Monday that he supplied al-Qaida with weapons and conspired to kill Americans in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

After shooting outside Washington, victim questions why Russia angle discounted by police

ADELPHI, Md. — That night, he was returning home from the International Spy Museum, of all places. He had been meeting with, of all people, an old friend who once was a top officer in the KGB.

California authorities say 1981 murders of tribal leader, others was hit job

LOS ANGELES — California authorities believe an unsolved 1981 triple murder at the Cabazon Band of Mission Indians was a hit job orchestrated by a tribal casino director, financial adviser and others to cover up illegal activity, and state officials are seeking to have the main suspect extradited to California.

Complaint: 1981 murder of tribal leader, others in Calif. was hit job

LOS ANGELES — An unsolved 1981 triple murder that spawned decades of conspiracy theories was a hit job orchestrated by a tribal casino director, financial adviser and others to cover up illegal activity at the Cabazon Band of Mission Indians reservation, state authorities said Thursday in a felony complaint.

Peruvian ex-President Fujimori sentenced for bribes, wiretaps to 6 years, fined $9 million

LIMA, Peru — A court imposed a six-year prison sentence Wednesday on disgraced ex-President Alberto Fujimori, who already faced the prospect of spending the rest of his life in a cell after three previous convictions. He also was fined $9 million for authorizing wiretaps and bribes.

Swiss court says Roman Polanski has filed motion to be released from custody

ZURICH — The Swiss Criminal Court says imprisoned director Roman Polanski has filed a motion requesting to be released.

Lawyer says motion will be filed to have Roman Polanski freed from Swiss custody

ZURICH — Director Roman Polanski will file a motion Tuesday in a Swiss court asking to be released from custody for possible extradition to the United States for having sex in 1977 with a 13-year-old girl, his lawyer said.

Suspected Colombian cocaine trafficker extradited from the Dominican Republic to US

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — A Dominican official says an alleged Colombian cocaine trafficker arrested in the Dominican Republic has been extradited to the United States.

Peru ex-president pleads guilty in trial for alleged illegal wiretaps, bribes

LIMA, Peru — Former President Alberto Fujimori, who already faces the prospect of spending the rest of his life in prison, pleaded guilty on Monday to authorizing illegal wiretaps and bribes of politicians, journalists and businessmen.

Roman Polanski arrested by Swiss on US warrant for 1977 sex charge, ending 31-year exile

LOS ANGELES — A surprise arrest at the Zurich airport, detention at the hands of Swiss authorities, and a high-profile extradition process that could take weeks or months. The irony is that for Roman Polanski, the acclaimed director accused of child rape three decades ago, the ordeal could add up to one thing: his freedom.