Extradition to Thailand for US man accused of bizarre kidnapping is 'imminent,' lawyer says

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Extradition to Thailand for S. Fla. man accused of bizarre kidnapping is 'imminent,' lawyer says

 

By Paula McMahon

 

PALM BEACH: -- Time is running out for Shawn Abraham Shaw, who federal prosecutors say is an international fugitive who hid out in Palm Beach County after he kidnapped a wealthy U.S. businessman in Thailand and negotiated a $2 million ransom in December 2013.

 

Thai police and prosecutors say Shaw committed a bizarre series of crimes against Antonio Accornero, a businessman who splits his time between Las Vegas, Nevada, and Phuket, Thailand.

 

Unless there is some very unlikely last-minute intervention by top U.S. officials, Shaw, now 45, expects he will be extradited to Thailand imminently to face criminal charges there, his lawyer said Monday.

 

"There's no real stopping this right now, we've exhausted most, if not all, avenues," Shaw's lawyer Andrew Feldman told the Sun Sentinel.

Feldman said he is very concerned for Shaw's well-being if he is turned over to Thai authorities, as expected. 

 

Full story: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/fl-thailand-extradition-palm-beach-20161128-story.html

 

-- Sun Sentinel 2016-11-29

 

 

[colinneil]

Feldman said he was concerned for Shaws wellbeing if he is turned over to the Thai authorities.

Well he should not have been involved in kidnapping then should he?

[Rogermoore]

Well how is it Thaksin could be in the US and noone extradited him even though he is already convicted and ran ? He never did his time for selling his company without paying tax making a billion USD . They want to extradite  US  guy from His home Country but they cannot get there Prime Minister that ran out of the country .Much less robbed other foreigner like the US guy that he was supposed to be partners with for the cable company . Then had him kicked out and kept pushing the court dates out until they said it was beyond statute of limitations. 

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[nausea]

This story is so weird  - who kidnaps a guy, negotiates a ransom, then releases him before it's paid. And it's scary that one can be extradited and tried under the vagaries of the Thai judicial system. Presumably, the charge has to be an offence under the laws of both countries

[balo]

If he has lots of money , no need to be concerned , he can pay his way out here. 

 

[impulse]

Shave his head, put on some orange robes and wai a lot.

 

Seems to work a treat here...

 

I wonder if his attorney is aware of that tactic?

 

[IAMHERE]

1 hour ago, balo said:

If he has lots of money , no need to be concerned , he can pay his way out here. 

 

wonder if any Thai has thought of that? 555

[Acharn]

4 hours ago, Rogermoore said:

Well how is it Thaksin could be in the US and noone extradited him even though he is already convicted and ran ? He never did his time for selling his company without paying tax making a billion USD . They want to extradite  US  guy from His home Country but they cannot get there Prime Minister that ran out of the country .Much less robbed other foreigner like the US guy that he was supposed to be partners with for the cable company . Then had him kicked out and kept pushing the court dates out until they said it was beyond statute of limitations. 

 

 

First of all, the Thai government never asked the U.S. government to arrest him and extradite him. Secondly, he has never been accused (by any official authority) of committing an act which would be a crime under U.S. law. Thirdly, under Thai law he was not liable for any tax on the sale of his company, so he did not commit a crime there. Finally, I must be losing my memory. What foreigner was he supposed to be partners with?

[CMBob]

4 hours ago, Rogermoore said:

Well how is it Thaksin could be in the US and noone extradited him even though he is already convicted and ran ? He never did his time for selling his company without paying tax making a billion USD . They want to extradite  US  guy from His home Country but they cannot get there Prime Minister that ran out of the country .Much less robbed other foreigner like the US guy that he was supposed to be partners with for the cable company . Then had him kicked out and kept pushing the court dates out until they said it was beyond statute of limitations. 

 

You might want to actually read some factual history there.  Shinawatra was convicted of abuse of power with respect to the purchase of parcels of land in Bangkok that were publicly auctioned off by a division of the Treasury Department (the gist of the charge was that Shinawatra abused his power as prime minister because directly or indirectly he was the superior of the government office which handled the auction sale).  There have been other charges floated out there but none relate to him personally due to any failure to pay taxes on the sale of the company stock.  Edit:  Kuhn Acharn is correct in his statements.

 

Now, perhaps, back to the topic at hand.

[HomeinThailand]

He needs to become a monk.  All will be forgiven.  Good for a TV star and others, must be good for him to. 

[Thailand]

An American? citizen getting extradited from America to a country under military rule?

Kidnapping for ransom in Thailand can incur the death penalty, all quite weird.

[mrmicbkktxl]

6 hours ago, Rogermoore said:

Well how is it Thaksin could be in the US and noone extradited him even though he is already convicted and ran ? He never did his time for selling his company without paying tax making a billion USD . They want to extradite  US  guy from His home Country but they cannot get there Prime Minister that ran out of the country .Much less robbed other foreigner like the US guy that he was supposed to be partners with for the cable company . Then had him kicked out and kept pushing the court dates out until they said it was beyond statute of limitations. 

 

Thaksin got convicted by the coupmakers,so western governments ignore the judgement by handpicked judges 

[Chip Allen]

1 hour ago, Thailand said:

An American? citizen getting extradited from America to a country under military rule?

Kidnapping for ransom in Thailand can incur the death penalty, all quite weird.

Perhaps now, the USA can begin returning Chinese dissidents to China to face charges. Don't forget the many persons in the United States committing Lese Majeste on the internet.

[coma]

Somehow I am not entirely convinced that the US will extradite this guy.

[hawker9000]

14 hours ago, CMBob said:

You might want to actually read some factual history there.  Shinawatra was convicted of abuse of power with respect to the purchase of parcels of land in Bangkok that were publicly auctioned off by a division of the Treasury Department (the gist of the charge was that Shinawatra abused his power as prime minister because directly or indirectly he was the superior of the government office which handled the auction sale).  There have been other charges floated out there but none relate to him personally due to any failure to pay taxes on the sale of the company stock.  Edit:  Kuhn Acharn is correct in his statements.

 

Now, perhaps, back to the topic at hand.

Mostly BS.  'Simple truth is (i.e., the REAL facts ARE) that he HAS been convicted AND sentenced to prison and remains out of the country to avoid incarceration as well as trial on additional charges.  Whether or not he's "extraditable" or the present govt would even want to or the additional charges have any merit is just conjecture & speculation with more than a soupcon of bias usually thrown in for taste (as here), but there's never been any official request for extradition.  Extraditions don't just happen.  End of story.