The following is the DOJ’s press release on Sebastien Raoult: Seattle – A 21-year-old French citizen from Epinal, France, will appear tomorrow January 27, 2023, in U.S. District Court in Seattle on a nine-count indictment alleging conspiracy to commit computer fraud and abuse, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, four counts of wire fraud and three counts…
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French national extradited to U.S. as alleged member of ShinyHunters
Sebastien Raoult was extradited today from Morocco to the U.S. in response to an extradition request from the U.S. Raoult was indicted for alleged participation in ShinyHunters criminal activities. No other French nationals who were also indicted have been extradited, and the U.S. has not even sought their extradition. France repeatedly refused efforts by Raoult’s…
Counsel for alleged member of ShinyHunters tries a legal “Hail Mary” play to block extradition
Since May 31, French national Sebastien Raoult has been detained in Morocco while the U.S. seeks his extradition to the U.S. to face charges he allegedly engaged in criminal activities with ShinyHunters. On December 26, the Moroccan court of cassation ruled that yes, he would be extradited. After exhausting all appeals to the French government…
Developing: Moroccan court orders extradition of alleged member of ShinyHunters to U.S.
Since July of 2022, DataBreaches has been reporting on the case of Sébastien Raoult, a young French national detained in Morocco on an Interpol Red Notice requested by the U.S. for alleged involvement in ShinyHunters. Yesterday, Morocco’s Court of Cassation notified Raoult that they signed the order for his extradition to the U.S. According to…
Exclusive: Has France thrown a French national to U.S. prosecutorial wolves? Pourquoi?
On May 31, with the cooperation of Moroccan authorities, the U.S. secured the detention of Sebastien Raoult. Raoult is a 21-year-old French national who had been vacationing in Morocco and was about to take a flight to Belgium. The U.S. alleges Raoult is a member of ShinyHunters. While the U.S.’s interest in securing his arrest…
Morocco court in favor of extraditing a French national alleged to be ShinyHunters member to US
French news wires report that Morocco’s Court of Cassation has issued an opinion favorable to extraditing French national Sebastien Raoult to the U.S. to face criminal charges related to alleged involvement in ShinyHunters. But the court’s opinion is not an extradition order and they do not have the final say on extradition. Raoult has been…