Stella Schnabel says Trump administration is falsely accusing James ‘Fergie’ Chambers of contributing to Hamas Although her husband, James “Fergie” Chambers, had been locked up in Spain for nearly a week, Stella Schnabel didn’t break down and cry until Thursday, when she finally got to speak to him for several minutes – enough time, she said, “for us to say we love each other and for him to say: ‘Tell the kids I love them.’” Spanish authorities, operating on a US extradition request, arrested the 41-year-old Chambers, a US citizen and wealthy donor to leftwing and humanitarian projects worldwide, last Friday in Ibiza. He has been transferred to a prison in Madrid. The Trump administration’s Department of Justice is seeking his extradition for alleged financial support of Hamas, according to a spokesperson for the Spanish high court. Continue reading...
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July 18, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Wife of US heir and activist donor on fighting his extradition to US: ‘It’s incredible that this can happen’
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