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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 475

Aleksey Burkov

Naama Issachar gestures during an appeal hearings in a courtroom in Moscow, Russia, December 19, 2019. (AP/Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr.)
October 19, 2022, 12:23 pm
Report: Israeli traveler was kept in Russian jail extra day for Netanyahu photo op
TV report also cites more evidence Naama Issachar was used as a bargaining chip by Moscow in its efforts to prevent hacker Aleksey Burkov’s extradition from Israel to US
By ToI Staff
Aleksey Burkov attends an appeals hearing against his extradition to the United States at the High Court of Justice in Jerusalem, November 3, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 28, 2021, 3:59 pm
Scammer tied to Naama Issachar case deported from US to Russia — reports
Aleksey Burkov, who was arrested in Israel in 2015, lands in Moscow; officials had suggested Russia sought his release last year by offering swap for jailed Israeli backpacker
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Aleksey Burkov attends an appeals hearing against his extradition to the United States at the High Court of Justice in Jerusalem, November 3, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 27, 2020, 8:20 am
Russian scammer tied to Naama Issachar case jailed for 9 years by US court
Aleksey Burkov, who facilitated $20 million in credit card fraud, is sentenced in Virginia; Israeli officials suggest Russia sought release by offering swap for jailed backpacker
By Matthew Barakat
Aleksey Burkov attends an appeals hearing against his extradition to the United States at the High Court of Justice in Jerusalem, November 3, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 4, 2020, 2:08 pm
US prosecutors search for victims of Russian scammer tied to Issachar case
Virginia officials call for those hurt by Aleksei Burkov’s credit card fraud scheme to contact Justice Department
By AP and ToI Staff
Israeli-American Naama Issachar, jailed for drug smuggling, attends her appeal hearing at the Moscow Regional Court on December 19, 2019. (Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP)
January 27, 2020, 1:08 pm
Putin to decide soon on pardon for jailed Israeli, Kremlin says
Pardon committee to submit recommendation Monday evening on possible freedom for Naama Issachar, who was sentenced to 7.5 years for marijuana found in her luggage
By ToI Staff
Aleksey Burkov, a Russian hacker slated for extradition to the United States, arrives for a hearing at the High Court of Justice in Jerusalem on November 3, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 24, 2020, 9:54 am
Russian pleads guilty to US fraud in case linked to fate of Israeli backpacker
Case said connected to jailing of Naama Issachar in Russia; Aleksey Burkov, extradited from Israel, admits to running website linked to $20 million in card fraud
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Israeli-American Naama Issachar, jailed for drug smuggling, attends her appeal hearing at the Moscow Regional Court on December 19, 2019. (Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP)
January 20, 2020, 4:43 pm
Russia says visiting Putin likely to discuss jailed backpacker with Netanyahu
Kremlin spokesman says Moscow aware of Israeli concern over Naama Issachar amid Israeli hopes that Russian leader in Jerusalem Thursday will offer her a pardon
By ToI Staff
Israeli-American Naama Issachar, jailed for drug smuggling, attends her appeal hearing at the Moscow Regional Court on December 19, 2019. (Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP)
January 18, 2020, 9:27 pm
Family of backpacker jailed in Russia asked to lie low ahead of Putin visit
Israeli officials hope Putin will announce pardon for Naama Issachar during one-day trip to Israel, urge relatives not to give interviews to avoid missteps, Israeli TV reports
By ToI Staff
Naama Issachar gestures during an appeal hearings in a courtroom in Moscow, Russia, December 19, 2019. (AP/Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr.)
January 17, 2020, 4:58 pm
Netanyahu says Russia showing ‘real willingness’ to free jailed backpacker
PM reiterates his optimism amid Russian media reports Putin considering pardoning Naama Issachar, imprisoned in Russia on drug charges, ahead of his visit to Israel next week
By ToI Staff
Likud minister Ze'ev Elkin (left) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting with Russia's President Vladimir Putin, Septmber 12, 2019. (Shamil Zhumatov/Pool Photo via AP)
December 6, 2019, 7:15 pm
Netanyahu, Putin speak ahead of visit by Rusian leader to Israel next month
Talks focus on Iran and Syria; officials say PM also reiterates Israel’s request to free an Israeli-American woman imprisoned in Russia on drug charges
By ToI Staff
Aleksey Burkov, a Russian hacker slated for extradition to the United States, arrives for a hearing at the High Court of Justice in Jerusalem on November 3, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 11, 2019, 11:50 pm
Israel extradites Russian hacker to US despite Moscow’s protests
Aleksey Burkov’s case has been linked to the fate of an Israeli-American backpacker jailed in Russia on drug charges
By ToI Staff
Aleksey Burkov attends an appeals hearing against his extradition to the United States at the High Court of Justice in Jerusalem, November 3, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 11, 2019, 3:24 pm
Russia: Israel okaying hacker’s extradition to US harms ties between us
Court’s decision to uphold Aleksey Burkov’s extradition ‘does not help’ Jerusalem-Moscow relations, embassy warns, in case linked to jailing of Israeli woman in Russia
By ToI Staff
Aleksey Burkov, a Russian hacker slated for extradition to the United States, arrives for a hearing at the High Court of Justice in Jerusalem on November 3, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 10, 2019, 12:56 pm
In blow to Moscow, top court green-lights extradition of Russian hacker to US
High Court of Justice shoots down petition by Aleksey Burkov, whose fate has been linked to that of Israeli woman jailed in Russia on drug charges
By ToI Staff
Aleksey Burkov attends an appeals hearing against his extradition to the United States at the High Court of Justice in Jerusalem, November 3, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 7, 2019, 4:33 pm
Russian hacker’s lawyers tell court Israel ignored Moscow extradition request
At hearing on Aleksey Burkov’s appeal against extradition to US, Chief Justice Hayut reprimands prisons service for cuffing prisoner’s legs against instructions
By ToI Staff
Liad Goldberg, left, with her sister Naama Issachar, right (Courtesy of Goldberg via JTA)
November 6, 2019, 1:30 am
Sister of Israeli jailed in Russia: ‘She’s losing it. She can’t take it anymore’
Liad Goldberg says she worries for Naama Issachar’s emotional well-being, ordeal taking toll on whole family
By Josefin Dolsten
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