Alexander Requests Dismissal of Presiding Officer of Namibian Extradition Proceeding

On August 10, 2007, Jacob “Kobi” Alexander, the former chief executive of Comverse Technology, filed an application to declare as unconstitutional the appointment of Petrus Unengu, the chief of Namibia’s lower courts, as presiding officer at his extradition hearing. The U.S. government has requested that Namibia extradite Alexander to face an indictment in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn on 35 counts of conspiracy, securities fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering in connection with backdating of Comverse stock options. After his indictment Alexander did not return from a family holiday in Israel and the U.S. government declared him a fugitive… [more]