Ireland’s High Court on Wednesday cleared the way for the extradition to the United States of a man the Federal Bureau of Investigation has described as the world’s biggest facilitator of child pornography. The U.S. Attorney General in 2013 asked Ireland to extradite Eric Marques to face four charges of…
Dublin to welcome McGregor home; US granted extradition of Irishman
A Dubliner accused of advertising and distributing child pornography in the US is set to appeal the High Court’s decision to extradite him. Eric Eoin Marques is accused of setting up a hosting site that allowed over a hundred websites post videos and images of child abuse. The FBI says…
Extradition for teenage sextortion suspect still up in the air
WBTV has learned the Mecklenburg County District Attorney is still figuring out whether or not to sign extradition papers to bring a suspect wanted for sextortion back to Charlotte. The DA has requested more information from the school district about the case. “A decision would not be made regarding extradition…
Kenya weighs Chinese request for extradition of 76 held for cyber crime
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans (Reuters) – Kenya is considering a request from Beijing to extradite 76 Chinese nationals charged with cyber crime for trial in their homeland, Kenya’s attorney-general said on Thursday. Githu Muigai said he expected a decision soon on the request from a…
British home secretary blocks computer hacker’s extradition to U.S.
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: cyber_security Image Caption: Gary McKinnon The man accused of one of the biggest hacks into the U.S. defense department computer networks has escaped extradition from the U.K. after that country’s home secretary blocked the move. British home secretary Theresa May said on Oct. 16 that…
Hacker ‘in terror’ over extradition
Computer hacker Gary McKinnon is “unable to control the terror that consumes his every waking moment” as he fights extradition to the US, his mother said. Janis Sharp said the treatment of her son, who admits hacking into military computers but claims he was looking for evidence of UFOs, was…
The Case of a Scottish Hacker Tests the British-American Extradition Pac
Gary McKinnon attends a press conference in London, on January 15, 2009. (Photo: Leon Neal / AFP / Getty Images) The following is a guest post from London by TIME writer-reporter Megan Gibson. Sometimes the bleakest of battles can find some unexpected support. In 2002, a Scottish man living in…
Mother of U.K. hacker in plea over US extradition bid
LONDON – The mother of a Briton who hacked into U.S. military and NASA computers Tuesday attacked “ludicrous” attempts to have him prosecuted in the United States as lawmakers urged reform of extradition laws. Janis Sharp said her son Gary McKinnon’s life had been destroyed since his arrest on suspicion…
Wikileaks founder Assange takes extradition fight to Supreme Court
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has filed an appeal today to take his case to the Supreme Court in a bid to block his extradition to Sweden on possible charges of sexual assault and rape. The High Court will decide whether Assange is allowed to appeal to the Supreme Court at…