Former U of M law dean arrested in Europe as part of extradition request: police
The former law dean has been disbarred in Manitoba and the U.K. after being found to have misappropriated hundreds of thousands of dollars from the university.
Jonathan Black-Branch, the former law dean at the University of Manitoba, was arrested in France on Wednesday as part of an extradition request, according to Winnipeg police. The matter is currently before the French court system, and police have stated that they are unable to provide further information until the extradition proceeding is completed. A Canada-wide arrest warrant remains in effect for Black-Branch until he is returned to Winnipeg and arrested by police.
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