U.S. District Court Denies Norway’s Extradition Request on Corruption Case Due to Statute of Limitations

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Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
37
Issue: 
7
Abstract: 

On June 16, 2021, Magistrate Judge Sean P. Elynn of the United States District Court in the Middle District of Florida denied an extradition request from the Norwegian government for Kendrick Taylor Wallace, a U.S. citizen who was convicted of criminal offenses in Norway for bribery schemes due to the lapse of the statute of limitations in the U.S.-Norway extradition treaty.[1]



[1] In the Matter of The Extradition of Kendrick Taylor Wallace, United States District Court, M.D. Florida, Tampa Division, Case No. 8:21-mj-1246-JSS, June 11, 2021. https://www.leagle.com/decision/infdco20210614c24#;

U.S. Court Denies Norway’s Extradition Request of Former Yara International Executive, June 16, 2021 https://fcpaprofessor.com/u-s-court-denies-norways-extradition-request-former-yara-international-executive/JudicialDecision.