British to Return Fugitive
From Reuters
LONDON —
Two detectives flew to Uruguay on Wednesday to return a fugitive gold dealer, Harvey Michael Ross, for trial in Britain on charges of fraud and theft that involve $2.7 million. Ross, 38, arrested last June in the South American nation, was ordered to be extradited by Uruguay’s Supreme Court last week in the first application of an extradition treaty signed by Britain and Uruguay in 1984.
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