Alleged Canadian hacker may not fight US extradition


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  • Monday, 19 Jun 2017

DiCarlo said he is in discussions with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and US prosecutors in Washington about the case.

TORONTO: The Canadian accused of helping Russian intelligence agents break into e-mail accounts as part of a massive 2014 breach of Yahoo accounts may waive his right to fight a US extradition request, his lawyer said on Friday. 

Karim Baratov's lawyer Amedeo DiCarlo said he is in discussions with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and US prosecutors in Washington about the case and will announce a decision at a hearing due on July 7.

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