Tanci Balzan v. United States

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

An extradition treaty between the United States and Argentina contains a so-called “dual criminality” clause. That clause makes an offense extraditable if it could be punished, under the laws of both countries, with over a year of imprisonment. 1 A magistrate certified that peti tioner Balzan could be extradited to Argentina to stand trial for fraud. Balzan contends that his alleged fraud is not an extraditable offense; he argues that because the government did not establish the value of the goods he obtained, his possible jail term under domestic law…