Report: US asks Sri Lanka to turn former Comverse CEO in
Wall Street Journal reports that US demands legislative authorities in Sri Lanka turn in ex-Comverse CEO Kobi Alexander, who was tracked down in Sri Lanka
The demand to turn Alexander in came after it was reported that he was spotted by private investigator Moshe Buller in Sri Lanka. According to the American paper, Sri Lankan police began the search for Alexander and he has not yet been found.
The United States and Sri Lanka have an extradition agreement which theoretically obliges the Sri Lankan government to turn in Kobi Alexander if he is caught on Sri Lankan territory.
Alexander is wanted by the United States legislative authorities following some fraudulent offences he allegedly committed while heading Comverse.
In early August, the US Attorney General's office indicted three former senior figures: Ex-CEO and Chairman Kobi Alexander, former Chief Financial Officer David Kreinberg, and ex-Corporate Secretary WIllian Sorin. The three figures are charged with manipulating option grants given to senior figures of the company.
Kreinberg and Sorin were arrested in New York by the FBI, but Alexander failed to show up in court as he was requested. His whereabouts were unknown until he was tracked down in Sri Lanka. A few days ago, Alexander was declared a fugitive by the FBI.
