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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rob Davies

Tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch can be extradited to US, rules Priti Patel

Mike Lynch
Mike Lynch said he will appeal against Friday’s high court judgment but may now also stand trial in the US. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA Archive/PA Images

The home secretary, Priti Patel, has approved the extradition of Mike Lynch, the tech entrepreneur once hailed as Britain’s answer to Bill Gates, to the US to answer criminal fraud charges.

On Friday night, his lawyers said he would appeal.

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