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British Tech Founder Mike Lynch Begins U.S. Fraud Trial

British entrepreneur Mike Lynch arrives at Westminster Magistrates Court in London

Mike Lynch, the British tech founder of Autonomy-HP-Lynch, has been extradited to the United States to face trial for alleged fraud. The trial is set to take place in a U.S. court, where Lynch will defend himself against the charges brought against him.

Lynch's extradition comes after years of legal battles and extradition proceedings. The case revolves around allegations that Lynch and other former executives at Autonomy, a software company acquired by Hewlett-Packard (HP) in 2011, engaged in fraudulent accounting practices to inflate the company's value prior to the acquisition.

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