March 18, 2013
Israeli judge who fled extradited from Peru
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An Israeli judge who fled to Peru eight years ago following allegations of bribery and fraud was extradited to Israel.
Dan Cohen arrived in Israel on Sunday morning after he was arrested by Peruvian police and placed directly on an airplane leaving for Israel.
He has been fighting the extradition, which was approved in secret by the Peruvian government to prevent Cohen from going into hiding. The two countries do not have a signed extradition treaty.
Cohen is charged with of bribery, fraud, breach of trust, obstruction of justice and failure to report earnings.
