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Does someone get punished if they commit a crime outside of "legal jurisdiction"? (i.e. abroad in another country)

Hypothetical Scenario Let's consider a scenario where you have killed someone in China and somehow managed to evade the Chinese authorities, returning to America. The Chinese then release irrefutable ...
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How is a person residing abroad subject to US law?

I am reading this press release of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California. The attorney states that: Mason Sheppard, aka “Chaewon,” 19, of Bognor Regis, in the United ...
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US extradition or domestic prosecution of US based foreign cyber crime?

I’m a cybersecurity professional familiar with the extradition of foreign cyber criminals to the US. But what if the situation were flipped? Given the following scenario what would likely happen? US ...
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