May 8, 2014 by creeping

via Former aide to Chicago mayor arrested in Pakistan | Pakistan Today. h/t halalporkshop

A former aide to Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel who fled to Pakistan while awaiting sentencing in the United States on corruption convictions has been arrested in Pakistan and authorities there are deciding whether to hand him over to the United States, Pakistani officials said.

Amer Ahmad was detained on fraud allegations four days ago when he tried to enter Pakistan at the airport in Lahore carrying large amounts of cash, an airport official said.

“We recovered $170,000 and 124,000 euros from him,” the airport official said on condition of anonymity as he was not authorised to speak to the media on the matter.

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