Presser on where money seized from businessman will go
A picture taken from a video projected on a screen shows Zhenli Ye Gon, during a press conference held by his lawyers in Washington, July 18, {/INSERTKEYS}{/PARAGRAPH} In a last ditch effort, Smith said in an interview he will ask the U. But unless the Supreme Court immediately intervenes, U. World News. Discover Thomson Reuters. Smith has argued that media accounts of Ye Gon cooperating with U. A Justice Department spokesman said that if there is no further court mandated delay, the United States can move forward with the extradition. John Kirby, a State Department spokesman, declined to comment on the case, but said that before deciding to extradite someone, the U. Court documents said that in his company, Unimed Pharm Chem, had become the third largest importer in Mexico of pseudoephedrine. United States. Since then, Ye Gon has been imprisoned in a Virginia jail, held on the basis of an extradition request from Mexico, where he faces charges of drug trafficking and money laundering. Joel Schectman , Mica Rosenberg. Supreme Court for an emergency stay of the extradition next week. Directory of sites. {PARAGRAPH}{INSERTKEYS}The case collapsed in after key witnesses recanted or refused to testify, according to court records. Department of Justice. State Department, which decided last year that Ye Gon should be handed over to Mexico. Earlier this month, Ye Gon, 53, all but exhausted his legal options when a federal appeals court in Richmond, Virginia rejected a bid to have his extradition reconsidered. The chemical is commonly used as a nasal decongestant and can be used to manufacture methamphetamine. The court ruled that it could not interfere with the decision of the U. Ye Gon is a Chinese national born in Shanghai with Mexican citizenship.