Ex-UN Executive Vitaly Vanshelboim Faces Justice in U.S. for Multimillion-Dollar Fraud

In a decisive move safeguarding legal accountability, Spain’s Audiencia Nacional has approved the extradition of Vitaly Vanshelboim to the United States. The former United Nations executive is accused of orchestrating a $60 million scheme that exploited his role at the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS), raising grave concerns about oversight failures in global organizations funded by American taxpayers. Vanshelboim faces charges including solicitation and receipt of bribes from an agent linked to federally funded organizations, as well as electronic fraud through breach of honest services. Although some allegations were rejected for extradition, the core accusations reflect a betrayal of...