Identity issue in extradition case ‘not rocket science’, sheriff tells court

The man at the centre of the case claims never to have been to the US, where prosecutors argue he is wanted for rape

IT should not be “rocket science” to prove the identity of an alleged fugitive facing extradition to the US over sex charges, a sheriff has said.

Sheriff Kenneth Maciver told Edinburgh Sheriff Court it is “pressing” to establish the identity of the man alleged to be Nicholas Rossi, who is said to have faked his own death to escape charges in the US.