Feb
24
2012
By Bruce Zagaris
On February 24, 2012, retired British businessman Christopher Tappin, 65 years of age, flew to Texas to await trial after losing his two-year battle against extradition. Mr Tappin, who is accused of conspiring to sell components for Iranian missiles, met marshals at the Heathrow police station before being flown to the U.S. where he could face 35 years in jail. The Tappin extradition case is one in a long line of contentious and controversial extradition cases in the U.K. involving the U.S.