On 15 May, the US Prosecution sent a letter informing Judge Scheindlin that the US Bureau of Prisons was delaying Viktor Bout's transfer from the Metropolitan Detention Center in New York until a decision had been made as to Bout's final designated destination.
In an unexpected and controversial twist, US Attorney General Eric Holder told Russian media outlets that he would consider a Russian application for Bout's transfer back to Russia to serve his remaining sentence. Not to forget that during the October 2011 trial replay of Viktor Bout transcripts, Bout spoke of having friends in high places in Russia and how he was able to get around UN sanctions and assets freezes in order to conduct his organized crime activities. In 2010, Holder called Bout "one of the world's most prolific arms traffickers." He has also labeled the Russian "a source of concern around the globe for decades."
