U.S. Court Construes French Extradition Order to Permit Trial of Ex-Banker Billman on Fraud

On January 4, 1994, in a major victory for the U.S. Court, a federal court in Baltimore construed a French extradition order permitting prosecution of ex-banker Tom J. Billman for mail and wire fraud. U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz rejected defense arguments that the extradition order barred prosecution for mail and wire fraud and scheduled a trial on February 7, 1994 for Billman, 53 years old…[More]