Malta Says ‘No’ to Uncle Sam: Daniel Meli Dodges US Extradition in Landmark Cyber Ruling
Valletta’s law courts buzzed like a summer festa on Tuesday morning as word spread that 29-year-old Żabbar IT whizz Daniel Meli will not be shipped across the Atlantic to face American justice. Magistrate Gabriella Vella ruled that extraditing Meli—wanted by the FBI for allegedly hawking the “Warzone” remote-access trojan that infected thousands of U.S. computers—would…