U.S. Says It Will Not Seek Death Penalty Against 3 Drug Cartel Bosses

Foreign defendants are rarely sent to the United States if they might face death, and America’s use of capital punishment has been a significant point of friction with Mexico’s government.

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How U.S. Officials Grappled With the Release of a Triple Murderer

The decision to free an American convicted of murder in a prisoner swap with Venezuela threatened to undercut President Trump’s claims of keeping the worst of the worst out of the United States.

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ISIS Militant Sentenced to Life for Role in Burning Pilot Alive in Syria

Osama Krayem, a Swedish citizen, was found guilty in Stockholm of a war crime. He had already been convicted of terrorist attacks in Paris and Brussels.

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Leader of Ecuador’s Most Powerful Gang to Face Drug Charges in New York

José Adolfo Macías, known as Fito, escaped twice before authorities in the South American country apprehended him. He appeared in a music video from prison.

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Ecuador Captures Gang Leader ‘Fito’ Whose Prison Escape Set Off Violence

José Adolfo Macías, known as “Fito,” will be extradited to the U.S., where he is wanted on accusations of trafficking drugs and smuggling weapons, Ecuador’s president said.

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UK Authorizes Rape and Human Trafficking Charges Against Andrew and Tristan Tate

The charges include allegations of human trafficking and assault, and come after a separate criminal inquiry in Romania.

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Families of Sept. 11 Victims Urge Lutnick to Help Extradite Saudi National

The letter comes as the commerce secretary plans to accompany President Trump to Saudi Arabia as part of an upcoming trip to the Middle East.

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Son of El Chapo to Plead Guilty to Federal Drug Charges

Ovidio Guzmán López would become the first of El Chapo’s sons to acknowledge guilt in a U.S. federal courthouse, after federal investigators turned their attention from the drug lord to his children.

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Man Accused of Hacking Climate Groups Can Be Sent to U.S., Judge Says

A London court approved the extradition of Amit Forlit, who ran companies that allegedly stole information on behalf of a lobbying firm hired by Exxon.

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Mehul Choksi, Fugitive Jeweler Wanted by India, Is Arrested in Belgium

The fugitive, Mehul Choksi, is wanted in connection with a major financial scandal at a publicly owned Indian bank. The police in Antwerp, Belgium, arrested him over the weekend.

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