Israeli private investigator wanted by US
An Israeli private investigator wanted by the United States has been arrested in London on charges of cyber espionage on behalf of an undisclosed American public relations firm, a London court has heard.
But an initial attempt to extradite Amit Forlit to the United States was rejected by a judge at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday due to a technical snag.
Amy Lambram, a lawyer representing the United States, told the court that an unnamed Washington-based PR and lobbying firm paid one of Forlitt’s companies $20 million “to gather information about Argentina’s debt crisis.” .
Forlitt was arrested on an Interpol red alert at London’s Heathrow airport as he tried to board a flight to Israel, according to US authorities.
A judge ruled that Forlit’s attempted extradition from the United States could not proceed as he was not brought to court within the time frame required by British extradition law.
Source :Skai
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