The Spanish government has begun a process that could soon lead to the US extradition of Jim “Fergie” Chambers, the communist centimillionaire and heir to the massive Cox media fortune.
Bloomberg reported Tuesday that Chambers moved a step closer to extradition to the US after Spain’s Cabinet allowed the case to proceed to court.
Chambers has been detained since his July 10 arrest in Ibiza and is wanted by the US on money laundering, riot and riot conspiracy charges linked to 2023 pro-Palestinian demonstrations and transfers to a company in Tunisia, where he previously lived.
Government spokeswoman Elma Saiz confirmed to the outlet that Spanish courts would now review the request. If judges approve extradition, the final decision returns to Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s Cabinet.
We profiled Chambers in July, shortly after he was arrested, and noted that he was a major funder of America’s radical left and had been described by pro-Palestinian activist Laith Marouf as “the new Soros.“
Chambers founded the Babochki Collective and is a major backer of Stop Cop City, Palestine Action US (later renamed Unity of Fields), and related legal defense efforts. He allegedly funded bail, legal fees, and direct-action campaigns targeting police-training projects and Israeli-linked defense firms, while also building networks with far-left activists.
A communist and a convert to Islam from New York, Chambers allegedly used his $250 million fortune to fund “revolutionary organizing.”
