Legal Opinion
In Re Hijazi
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 11, 2009No. 08-3060PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOOD, Circuit Judge.
The complexities inherent in transnational criminal law enforcement can be vexing: ordinary tasks like securing the presence of the defendant, collecting evidence, and enforcing a judgment are transformed into hurdles that are difficult, or impossible, to pass. This case illustrates the problem well. Ali Hijazi is a Lebanese citizen and a resident of Kuwait. In March 2005, he was indicted in the Central District of Illinois on various fraud-related charges. Hijazi has never appeared in Illinois, however, and there is no extradition treaty between the United States and…
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