Disbarred former Manitoba law dean loses extradition fight in French Appeal Court
A document from the Versailles Court of Appeal says the Indictment Division has granted Canada's request to extradite the man. No transfer date was given.
A French appeals court has approved the extradition of Jonathan Black-Branch, a former law dean at the University of Manitoba, back to Canada on charges of mismanaging funds. Black-Branch was arrested in April in France on allegations of fraud related to over $5,000. He had been under investigation by the University of Manitoba following an internal probe that revealed he misused more than $600,000 of the school's funds for personal expenses, luxury dining, and tuition at prestigious institutions.
In May 2025, a Manitoba court ordered Black-Branch to repay the university over $682,000, which he had failed to do. The university has since escalated its efforts to collect the debt. Black-Branch, who was hired as law dean in 2016 and left the post abruptly in 2020, had reportedly been residing in Switzerland prior to his arrest in France. He had recently challenged his extradition in court but lost the appeal.
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