The American prosecutors played the most important role at Nuremberg.
The outcome of this extradition case has been received as a slap in the face by American prosecutors.
Under Federal law, American prosecutors have no authority to bring criminal charges for war crimes.
The fact that American prosecutors tried the case is one sign of the changing views on international prosecution, several legal experts said.
The American prosecutor expressed concerns about Israel's ability to win a conviction.
American prosecutors, he said, "don't know anything about Russian banking."
American prosecutors have indicted 14 people in that case.
American prosecutors asked the court to stay its ruling so it could appeal it.
"This was not because I disapproved of the treatment," the American prosecutor told the court.
It found that the American prosecutors obtained higher conviction rates in a shorter amount of time with fewer resources.