Opinion ID: 745877
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Heading: Fraud and Deceit, Conspiracy, and Other Claims

Text: 26 We also conclude that Russia is entitled to sovereign immunity on Plaintiffs' remaining claims. Plaintiffs alleged claims for fraud and deceit. Because fraud is specifically. enumerated in § 1605(a)(5)(B), Russia is immune from suit on these claims. 27 Russia is also entitled to sovereign immunity based on Plaintiffs' conspiracy claim--that Russia conspired to kill their relatives and conceal the truth about the killings. To the extent that the conspiracy arises from the executions, that claim is barred because it is not based on an act occurring in the United States. 28 U.S.C. § 1605(a)(5). To the extent the conspiracy is based on misrepresentations within the United States about the remains of Plaintiffs' relatives, that claim is barred by the libel exception because it arises from Russia's misrepresentation and deceit. Id. § 1605(a)(5)(B). 28 Finally, Plaintiffs' complaint implicitly raises two additional claims. Plaintiffs argue that the Soviet Union converted the prisoners' belongings and mishandled the remains of the bodies. 2 Plaintiffs' conversion claim is barred because any conversion of the prisoners' belonging did not occur in the United States. Id. § 1605(a)(5). Their claim with respect to the decedents' remains is also barred because: (1) any act relating to the prisoners' remains did not act occur within the United States, because the remains are located in Russia, see id., and (2) any misrepresentation about the location and existence of the prisoners' remains that occurred in the United States, is barred by the libel exception. See id. § 1605(a)(5)(B).