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NEWS: US ‘Dark Bank’ suspect extradited to France in €1bn money laundering case

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By PAUL O’DONOGHUE, Senior Correspondent

THE U.S. has extradited an American citizen suspected of running a €1 billion money-laundering network known as ‘Dark Bank’ to France.

Huzefa Hafiz Ismail arrived in France on 20 February after US authorities approved his extradition, according to Le Monde.

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