This document is an email chain from January 31, 2020, between officials at the Southern District of New York (SDNY) and likely main Justice Department offices. The discussion concerns the urgent administrative approval of a 'Sweden travel memo' related to the Epstein case (Subject: 'Epstein -- travel approval form'). The chain highlights bureaucratic delays involving the Office of International Affairs (OIA) and the need to forward the approved memo to the Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA).
This legal document argues that if the defendant, a French citizen, flees to France, she cannot be extradited to the United States. This assertion is based on a confirmation from the French Ministry of Justice, which stated that France has an inflexible principle of not extraditing its citizens to the U.S. The document further supports this claim with legal precedent from the case *United States v. Cilins*, concluding that any extradition waiver signed in the U.S. would be unenforceable in France.
This document is page 30 of a court filing from July 18, 2019, denying aspects of Jeffrey Epstein's bail proposal. The Court argues that the defense's home confinement plan would require excessive judicial oversight and that private security is less secure than actual jail. The Court also dismisses Epstein's offer to waive extradition rights as an 'empty gesture' that no foreign country would likely honor if he fled.
This document is page 7 of a government filing opposing Jeffrey Epstein's release on bail, dated July 12, 2019. The prosecution argues that the proposed co-signers (Epstein's brother and a friend, Mr. Mitchell) are insufficient because Epstein could easily financially compensate them for any losses incurred if he fled. Additionally, the government asserts that Epstein's offer to sign a waiver of extradition is legally unenforceable and provides no guarantee that he would return to face justice.
This page from a government filing (Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN, likely USA v. Ghislaine Maxwell) argues that the defendant poses a significant flight risk because she is a French citizen. The document details that the US Government confirmed with the French Ministry of Justice that France will not extradite its nationals to the US, rendering any 'extradition waiver' signed by the defendant unenforceable if she flees to France.
This document is page 19 of a legal filing (Document 100) from the US Government in the case against Ghislaine Maxwell (Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN), filed on June 18, 2020. The prosecution argues that Maxwell poses a flight risk because she is a French citizen, and French law strictly prohibits the extradition of its own nationals to the United States. The document references a letter from the French Ministry of Justice confirming this policy and notes that any extradition waiver signed by the defendant would be unenforceable in France.
This document is page 6 of a US Government filing (Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN) opposing the defendant's (Ghislaine Maxwell) third bail motion. The prosecution argues that the defendant's offer to renounce her French and British citizenships is "window dressing" and a strategic but meaningless gesture. The document cites correspondence with the French Ministry of Justice confirming that France will not extradite her because she held French nationality at the time of the alleged crimes (1990s and 2016), regardless of current renunciation. It further notes that while UK extradition is not barred by nationality, the process is lengthy, uncertain, and subject to extensive litigation.
This document is a cover page or preface for a listing of United States Extradition Treaties, dated January 1, 2006, authored by Stewart C. Robinson of the DOJ's Office of International Affairs. It defines international extradition, outlines recent updates to treaty approaches (such as dual criminality and handling death penalty cases), and instructs prosecutors to contact the Office of International Affairs before taking action. The document bears a House Oversight Bates stamp.
An FBI investigative document dated May 25, 2007, recording that a Supervisory Special Agent serving as liaison to the DOJ Office of International Affairs provided a list of nations with extradition treaties with the United States. This suggests the investigation was considering the possibility of international flight or extradition issues regarding the subject of the investigation.
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