Security News > 2021 > November > Alleged Brit SIM-swapper will kill himself if extradited to US for trial, London court told

De Rose allegedly conspired with members of a gang known as The Community to defraud someone identified in court as "RM". He is currently contesting extradition to the US to stand trial on wire fraud, theft, and money laundering charges.

De Rose's extradition hearing comes after the National Crime Agency arrested eight men aged between 18 and 26 back in February on suspicion of carrying out SIM-swap attacks targeted at US citizens.

Another Briton allegedly involved in similar attacks, Joseph James O'Connor, 22, is currently fending off a US extradition attempt from Spain, where he had been arrested.

Most famously, WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange escaped extradition from London by the skin of his teeth after a judge accepted his claims that he would kill himself if sent to America for trial.

Last year a British man escaped extradition to the US after being charged with planting a webcam trojan on 770 people's computers.

The forum bar is part of the Extradition Act 2003, passed after accused hacker Gary McKinnon was nearly extradited to the US on charges of hacking that country's government.

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