U.S. Succeeds in Extraditing Billman From France

On September 1, 1993, the media reported that John R. Fornaciari, attorney for fugitive banker Thomas J. Billman, stated that Mr. Billman has stopped fighting extradition from France and would be returned soon to face charges in the alleged theft of millions of dollars from his now defunct Community Savings & Loan Association in Bethesda. Most importantly, the French extradition order narrows the charges on which Billman may be tried to two minor counts for which Billman might serve little or no time in prison…[more]