Overview
- Leviev, whose legal name is Shimon Yehuda Hayut, was arrested on Sept. 15 at Batumi Airport on an Interpol red notice linked to a Berlin complaint alleging up to €50,000 in fraud.
- He spent two months in custody at the Kutaisi penitentiary before his Nov. 14 release following Germany’s withdrawal of the extradition request.
- German authorities have not publicly detailed their reasoning, while his Georgian lawyer attributed the decision to a lack of evidence.
- Defense statements reported by some outlets describe a plea deal with a one-year suspended sentence and cancelled warrants, a claim not independently confirmed.
- He has no convictions related to the allegations featured in the Netflix documentary and is reported to face no travel restrictions.