McNabb in the News (8-18-06)

Senior Principal Douglas McNabb has been quoted in the Financial Times regarding the disappearance of Jacob Alexander, the former CEO of Comverse.

"Courts in Israel have taken the position that they're going to make it difficult to extradite someone who is an Israeli national," says Douglas McNabb, a Washington-based attorney whose firm handles extradition cases around the world.
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Mr McNabb, the extradition defence expert, says those living on the lam are set to come under increased pressure thanks to changes to the US-Israeli extradition treaty approved by the US Senate this month. The amendments, which will apply retroactively once approved by George W. Bush, broaden the list of crimes that qualify for extradition re-quests. "The 'war on terror' has led to a loosening of extradition requirements," says Mr McNabb.

Citing the recent British move to hand over three former NatWest bankers to face trial in the US for alleged embezzlement, he says the practical result has been an increase in requests for the extradition of white- collar criminals. ^[1]

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[1] Kevin Allison, Interpol Brought in to Trace Missing Converse Chief 5, Fin. Times, Aug. 18, 2005.