British bankers can be extradited to US
Publish date: 22 October 2004
Issue Number: 1201
Diary: Legalbrief Today
Category: General
Three former British bankers can be extradited to the US to faces charges in connection with a £4m fraud linked to the collapse of Enron.
The case, reports The Independent, will now go to the Home Secretary who will decide whether the former NatWest bankers should be extradited. Gary Mulgrew, David Bermingham and Giles Darby, all 42, said they would appeal against the decision to the High Court. They argue that as British citizens accused of defrauding a British bank, with the alleged misconduct having taken place mostly in the UK, they should be tried in the UK rather than in Texas, the home of the failed energy giant Enron. They have been charged with conspiracy to defraud and could face up to 35 years in prison in the US. Full report in The Independent
