snoop1130 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Arrested in Phuket Russian national bows to US extradition request By Anton Makhrov Anton Bogdanov at the time of his arrest at Phuket International Airport in November. Photo: Supplied PHUKET:-- Russian national Anton Bogdanov, arrested at Phuket International Airport at the request of the US Government on Nov 28, has waived his right to fight extradition to the US to face cybercrime hacking charges, says the Russian embassy in Bangkok. Mr Bogdanov made decision not to fend off the extradition request in Thai court and agreed to be extradited to the US yesterday (Jan 28), said Vladimir Pronin, Head of Consular Section at the Russian Embassy in Bangkok. “He made decision to agree to voluntary accelerated extradition to the USA, refusing to try to fend off the American request in Thai court,” Russian news service RIA Novosti quotes Pronin as saying. Full Story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/arrested-in-phuket-russian-national-bows-to-us-extradition-request-70198.php#41FzIKIpE7WfEkRi.97 -- © Copyright Phuket News 2019-01-29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 I was sure he was already in the US. Maybe not so important what he did after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fasteddie Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Why? they'll put him away for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpy 4680 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Maybe safer in US hands than Russian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince77 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Maybe the US guys are interested in his knowledge on "how to do it" so they can improof their system - means he will get a deal and some discount on the jail time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandrabbit Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 If I was American I wouldn't be making any trips to Russia in the immediate future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvr181 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 7 hours ago, Prince77 said: Maybe the US guys are interested in his knowledge on "how to do it" so they can improof their system - means he will get a deal and some discount on the jail time. We were going to give you lifetime jail but this deal will get you ten years off that. My sort of "creative thinking". But............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumbastheycome Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Simple. Repatriation. wink wink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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