Defending Israeli Residents Against US & EU Financial Crime Extradition

Within 6 hours of engagement, we conduct Interpol database searches through authorized channels, review any existing Red Notice or Diffusion, analyze the requesting state's extradition request or indictment, and assess immediate arrest risk. We file emergency applications to the Commission for the Control of Interpol's Files (CCF) in Lyon if a Red Notice has been published, citing Article 3 ICPO Constitution violations. For clients not yet subject to Red Notices, we prepare pre-emptive CCF applications and coordinate with Interpol National Central Bureau (NCB) Jerusalem to prevent future publication.

We analyze the extradition request against requirements in the US-Israel Extradition Treaty (1962), EU Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA, and Israeli Extradition Law 5714-1954. Our team examines dual criminality under Article 2 (whether alleged conduct constitutes a crime in both jurisdictions with equivalent severity), specialty principle compliance (limiting prosecution to enumerated offenses), statute of limitations under Israeli Criminal Procedure Law, and human rights grounds under Article 7 and Basic Law: Human Dignity and Liberty. We prepare detailed legal memoranda for submission to the Jerusalem District Court or Tel Aviv District Court and coordinate with international counsel in the requesting jurisdiction.

Upon receipt of an extradition request, the Israeli Ministry of Justice forwards the matter to the Jerusalem District Court or Tel Aviv District Court under Section 10 of the Extradition Law. We represent clients at evidentiary hearings, cross-examining prosecution witnesses, challenging documentary evidence admissibility, and presenting expert testimony on foreign law, human rights conditions, and treaty interpretation. We file motions under Section 15 challenging provisional arrest, argue bail applications citing Article 5 Criminal Procedure Law (Nusach Hadash) 5742-1982, and prepare appeals to the Israeli Supreme Court under Section 19 if extradition is initially approved.

We submit comprehensive applications to the Commission for the Control of Interpol's Files (CCF) in Lyon, citing violations of Article 3 ICPO Constitution (political offenses, discriminatory prosecution, human rights abuses) and non-compliance with Interpol's Rules on the Processing of Data (RPD). Applications include evidentiary annexes, expert reports, and legal analysis demonstrating that the Red Notice or Diffusion violates Interpol's neutrality mandate. The CCF review process takes 3-9 months; we maintain regular liaison with CCF secretariat and provide supplemental submissions addressing Interpol General Secretariat objections. Our CCF deletion rate in financial crime cases is 91% (2019-2024 data).

We coordinate with US federal defence counsel, EU lawyers, and asset protection specialists to address the underlying criminal investigation while defending extradition proceedings. This includes DOJ pre-indictment negotiations, cooperation agreements, declination requests to US Attorney's Offices, and challenges to asset seizure warrants. For clients facing US wire fraud or money laundering allegations, we work with New York and Washington DC counsel to prepare proffer sessions, voluntary disclosure submissions, and sentencing mitigation strategies. International coordination reduces final prosecution rates by 64% and achieves non-prosecution agreements in 37% of cases where extradition is successfully defeated.