Three Brits Extradited in Enron Affair...

[Famine]

Only... it isn't quite as straightforward as that.

David Bermingham, Gary Mulgrew and Giles Darby all worked for NatWest. They allegedly advised NatWest to sell a stake in Enron for less than it was worth, left NatWest, bought the stake and sold it on for $2.6 million profit each.

The trio are all British citizens and committed offences on British soil against a British-based British company, and yet now face criminal charges in the US.


But it gets worse. Under the Government's new Extradition Act (2003), no proof of any crime against the US need be offered by the US in order to extradite anyone, only proof of identity. If the US is after someone then they can, effectively, take them. The legislation was designed to fast-track extradition of suspected terrorists... But even so, someone can be extradited from the UK to the US without any evidence of any wrongdoing at all.

Wuh tuh fuh?

 

[Dave A]

That's balls, what's our government doing. I never knew that, I thought they had to provide proof first, that's total balls. What the hell does this have to do with the US anyway, why do the US want to even get involved, it's balls.

 

[h0ss]

And this is why the patriot act is so friggin' dangerous. When used as it was 'intended', it seems fine. However, once power is granted to the government, they tend to use it in ways that are unforseen and unwanted. To trust 'the government' means trusting each and every person ever in the government; that's a pretty hard sell.

Heck, if someone wrote me a blank check, do you think I would stop piling on the zeros?

 

[Swift]

That's really odd and doesn't make a bit of sense to me that they're being brought here.