Security News > 2020 > October > Brit accused of spying on 772 people via webcam CCTV software tells court he'd end his life if extradited to US
Christopher Taylor, a 57-year-old labourer, appeared by video link at Westminster Magistrates' Court to contest an extradition attempt by the US government, according to the Court News UK newswire.
"I'm having bad thoughts about ending my life. I'm so sorry for what I've done. I would never come back or I would come back in a coffin, I know I would and I know my wife wouldn't be here to stand it, I know she would end her life too, I know she would. I'm so sorry."
A US grand jury in the state of Georgia indicted Taylor, of Vicarage Road, Wigan, with computer fraud and wire fraud charges in January last year, the court was told.
The Briton is accused of spying on 772 victims from 39 different countries after tricking them into installing CCTV camera management software called Cammy.
A Londoner is to be extradited after being accused in the US of laundering money from a malware gang, while in September a British internet extortionist was sentenced to five years in prison following extradition and trial.