Scottish authorities have signed an extradition order for an American fugitive accused of faking his own death to avoid rape charges in Utah.
In response to a freedom of information request, the Scottish government on Thursday said an extradition order for the man identified by local officials as Nicholas Rossi had been signed on September 28.
The government did not provide any other information.
The suspect has been fighting a protracted court battle to prevent his return to the United States since his arrest in December 2021 at a Glasgow hospital, where he was being treated for COVID-19.
Rossi, who insisted he was an Irish orphan named Arthur Knight and had never set foot on American soil, repeatedly appeared in court in a wheelchair using an oxygen mask and speaking in a British accent.
The government signed the order after Judge Norman McFadyen of Edinburgh Sheriff Court ruled on August 2 that the suspect could be extradited, saying he was “dishonest and deceitful because he was evasive and manipulative.”
In response to a freedom of information request, the Scottish government on Thursday said an extradition order for the man identified by local officials as Nicholas Rossi had been signed on September 28. Getty Images The government signed the order after Judge Norman McFadyen of Edinburgh Sheriff Court ruled on August 2 that the suspect could be extradited, saying he was “dishonest and deceitful because he was evasive and manipulative.” Pawtucket Police Department
The man said he was framed by authorities who took his fingerprints while he was in a coma so they could link him to Rossi.
US authorities said Rossi was one of several aliases the 36-year-old used and his legal name was Nicholas Alahverdian.
Alahverdian is accused of sexually assaulting a former girlfriend in Orem, Utah, in 2008, according to the Utah County district attorney’s office.
Rossi, who insists he is an Irish orphan named Arthur Knight and has never set foot on American soil, has repeatedly appeared in court in a wheelchair wearing an oxygen mask and speaking in a British accent.AP US authorities say Rossi is one of several aliases 36 years old has used and that his legal name is Nicholas Alahverdian.AP
The office said it found complaints alleging Alahverdian abused and threatened women in other states.
He also faces multiple complaints against him in Rhode Island for alleged domestic violence.
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Source: thtrangdai.edu.vn/en/
