Italy is investigating how a Russian businessman escaped from house arrest to avoid extradition to the United States on sanctions-breaking charges. Justice Minister Carlo Nordio ordered a probe into the decision by court officials to transfer Artyom Uss from jail to house arrest in a town near Milan while the extradition request was being considered. Uss was detained on a U.S. warrant in October. In November, he was moved to house arrest. He apparently removed an electronic monitoring bracelet and escaped on March 22, a day after a court recognized as legitimate the U.S. extradition request. He is now in Russia. To read the original story by AP, click here.
