The Patriot Act extends this outside of the borders go the US with respect to financial transactions. Although not directly related, the Foreign Sovereign Immu

The Patriot Act extends this outside of the borders go the US with respect to financial transactions. Although not directly related, the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Sovereign_Immunities_Actdefines http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Sovereign_Immunities_Ac... who is immune from prosecution and that it doesn't apply to individuals. It's going to be up to them to prove that they are "immune".