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Extradition to US for multi-million dollar cryptocurrency theft refused

Extradition to the US has been refused in the case of Corey de Rose whom Edward Fitzgerald QC and Graeme Hall, instructed by Richard Cannon of Stokoe Partnership, represented in a lengthy extradition hearing in November 2020. 

District Judge Griffiths today discharged Corey de Rose from an extradition request to the US to face charges of theft of cryptocurrency said to be valued at 8.5 million dollars. The Judge did so on grounds of forum (that he could be tried in the UK); that it would be oppressive given his profound mental health issues and high risk of suicide; and that his extradition would be disproportionate on Article 8 grounds given that he could be tried in the UK, there was a high risk of mental deterioration if he was extradited, and his strong (and protective) family connections in the UK. 

Corey de Rose was 18 at the time of the alleged offences in 2017. The findings on forum and Article 8 are of considerable significance. The finding on oppression under Section 91 has close analogies with the case of Lauri Love.