os , ▁against ▁whom ▁European ▁arrest ▁war r ants ▁are ▁pending ▁will ▁likely ▁be ▁absent , ▁as ▁Germany ▁ref uses ▁his ▁extr ad ition ▁to ▁this ▁day . ▁Initial ly ▁arrested ▁in ▁Germany ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁accus ations ▁against ▁him ▁by ▁German ▁courts ▁have ▁been ▁dropped , ▁and ▁he ▁since ▁lives ▁free ▁in ▁this ▁country . ▁Greece ▁has ▁been ▁demand ing ▁his ▁extr ad ition ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁and ▁cons iders ▁him ▁a ▁fug itive ▁from ▁justice . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁a ▁former ▁S iem ens ▁executive ▁And res ▁Tru ppel ▁ple aded ▁guilty ▁to ▁fun nel ing ▁nearly ▁$ 1 0 0 ▁million ▁in ▁b rib es ▁to ▁Argent ine ▁government ▁officials ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁ID ▁card ▁project ▁for ▁S iem ens . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Isra eli ▁pro sec utors ▁decre ed ▁that ▁S iem ens ▁should ▁pay ▁US $ 4 2 . 7 ▁million ▁penalty ▁and ▁appoint ▁an ▁external ▁inspect or ▁to ▁super v ise ▁its ▁business ▁in ▁Israel ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁state ▁pro sec utors ▁dro pping ▁charges ▁of ▁se cur ities ▁fra ud . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁ind ict ment , ▁" S iem ens ▁system atically ▁paid ▁b rib es ▁to ▁Israel ▁Electric ▁Corporation ▁execut ives ▁so ▁they ▁would ▁util ize ▁their ▁positions ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁favor ▁and ▁advance ▁the ▁interests ▁of ▁S iem ens ". ▁▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁ ▁In ▁