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Two men extradited from Australia to United States over alleged $64 million scheme
Two men have been extradited to the United States from Australia to face charges over their alleged roles in a scheme to swindle hundreds of thousands of mobile phone users out of more than $US50 million ($64.6 million).
Key points:
- Michael Pearse and Yongchao Liu face several charges including wire fraud and money laundering
- They are being detained in the United States after being extradited on Monday
- The pair were allegedly part of a mobile phone scheme which unknowingly charged people for a text messaging service
Michael Pearse, a 52-year-old Australian national, and Yongchao Liu, a 33-year-old Chinese national living in Sydney, are being detained after making initial appearances in a Manhattan court on Tuesday.
US Attorney Audrey Strauss…
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