U.S. won’t appeal extradition ruling on alleged British hacker
The U.S. will not extradite alleged British hacker Lauri Love after a United Kingdom High Court judge ruled that he should not be tried in the U.S., according to Bloomberg.
The U.S. decision led a London court to remove Love’s bail conditions.
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Love’s lawyer Ben Cooper told a court that U.S. authorities had decided not to appeal the court’s decision and “conceded his discharge,” according to the news organization.
Love originally faced a 99-year prison sentence in the U.S. for allegedly breaking into computer systems of various U.S. institutions such as the FBI, the Federal Reserve and NASA.
He was accused of stealing “massive amounts” of confidential data from the government agencies.
Love has been diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome, and his family said he would be a suicide risk if he was extradited abroad.
“Lauri has very severe and very well-documented mental health issues,” his lawyer said. “In the U.S., when you’re on suicide watch, they put you into solitary confinement.”
He was charged in 2015 after a British extradition unit arrested him on behalf of U.S. authorities.