English Court Denies U.S. Extradition Request for Former Hotel Owner Due to Time Delay

On June 28, 2007, a British court denied an extradition request from the U.S. government for 77-year-old Stanley Tollman, a wealth hotelier accused of bank fraud and tax evasion. Tim Workman, Senior District Judge of the City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court, ruled that while the alleged revenue offenses were extraditable offenses, the excessive delays in seeking his extradition made it “unjust and oppressive” for him stand trial...more