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CRIME & SAFETY
Judge approves extradition to UK for Bangor native who claimed to be an Irish heiress
A Bangor-born woman who allegedly scammed people in multiple states and countries can be extradited to the United Kingdom, a federal judge ruled. There is sufficient evidence that Marianne Smyth, 54, committed fraud for her to be extradited to the UK to face the charges, federal Judge John Nivison said in an opinion May 9.
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