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Abu Trica officially extradited to the US after failed legal efforts to halt transfer
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His legal team’s attempts to halt the extradition were unsuccessful, following the Accra High Court’s dismissal of his application challenging the order and a subsequent emergency application seeking to delay his removal.
According to JoyNews, Kumi was flown out of Ghana on Thursday morning aboard Delta Airlines flight DL157, sources confirmed, marking the end of his months-long legal battle against an extradition request from US authorities.
Kumi is wanted in the US over alleged involvement in a romance scam operation targeting elderly victims, with prosecutors accusing him of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering.
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