Man loses legal case against US extradition
BBCA Nottinghamshire entrepreneur accused of serious crimes in the United States has lost a legal battle against extradition.
Sukhi Ghuman, 48, of Syerston Hall near Newark, has strongly denied defrauding the US healthcare system and smuggling unlicensed drugs.
The US authorities want to put Mr Ghuman and his ex-wife Kiranjit on trial over charges relating to cancer clinics they bought in California and Arizona.
On Friday, Westminster Magistrates' Court ruled against him. It means the Home Secretary can approve his extradition
The district judge found Ms Ghuman, also 48, should not be extradited on human rights grounds.
They are accused of "smuggling drugs into the United States", by importing cheap unlicensed medicine and then billing the US Medicare system for more expensive - licensed - cancer drugs.
Mr Ghuman denies involvement, and said he wasn't medically fit to be extradited.
A warrant for the pair's arrest was issued by the District Court of the Southern District of California in San Diego in October 2023.
Mr Ghuman previously told the BBC he strongly denied any wrongdoing and said he was trying to help patients who could not afford cancer treatment.
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