Croatia Arrests Person for Helping Russian Alleged Sanctions Evader Escape Custody in Italy

On December 5, 2023, U.S. law enforcement authorities announced the unsealing of a two-count indictment in the U.S. District Court in Brooklyn, New York, charging Vladimir Jovancic, 52, a national of Bosnia and Herzegovina residing in Serbia with obstructing justice[1] and helping a Russian defendant escape from Italian custody[2] where he was involved in an extradition proceeding on U.S. charges.[3]