International Crimes and Extradition

On Saturday, federal agents arrested the president of Delfin Group USA at Hartsfield International Airport in Atlanta on charges of illegally exporting goods to Iran and making false statements to the U.S. government. According to the government, Markos Baghdasarian was attempting to board a flight to the United Arab Emirates at the time of the…

On Tuesday, the FBI announced the arrest and indictment of 5 members of the “hacktivist” collective Anonymous and related groups on charges of computer hacking conspiracy and other counts stemming from the groups’ online campaign of online security breaches, vandalism, and theft. Additionally, the August 2011 indictment and guilty plea of Hector Xavier Monsegur—a prominent…