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3 Min Read NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two men have been extradited to the United States from Australia to face charges over their alleged roles in a scheme to bilk hundreds of thousands of mobile phone users out of more than $50 million for unwanted text messaging services. Michael Pearse, a 52-year-old Australian national, and Yongchao Liu, a 33-year-old Chinese national, are being detained after making initial appearances on Tuesday in Manhattan federal court. U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss in Manhat...

09:16 EDT, 27 January 2021 An Australian tech tycoon could be extradited to the United States amid allegations of involvement in an alleged $65million mobile phone scam.  Michael Pearse, a 52-year-old Australian national, and Yongchao Liu, a 33-year-old Chinese national, have already been taken to the US and both appeared in Manhattan federal court over the allegations. The defendants, along with up to six co-conspirators are accused of manufacturing an auto-subscription service to dupe unsu...

Two men extradited from Australia to United States over alleged $64 million scheme Posted WedWednesday 27 updated WedWednesday 27 JanJanuary 2021 at 9:15am Australian Michael Pearse is in the United States facing several charges including wire fraud and money laundering. ( Print text only Cancel Two men have been extradited to the United States from Australia to face charges over their alleged roles in a scheme to swindle hundreds of thousands of mobile phone users out of more than $US50 milli...

Crime by Charles Miranda Premium Content   Two Australian men have been extradited to the United States and formally arraigned on charges they led a scam of sending unwanted SMS texts to hundreds of thousands of phone users to net more than $60 million. Michael John Pearse, a 52-year-old from Sydney, and Yongchao "Kevin Liu, a 33-year-old Chinese national and Sydney resident, were first accused of conspiracy to commit wire fraud six years ago when the US F...

3 Min Read NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two men have been extradited to the United States from Australia to face charges over their alleged roles in a scheme to bilk hundreds of thousands of mobile phone users out of more than $50 million for unwanted text messaging services. Michael Pearse, a 52-year-old Australian national, and Yongchao Liu, a 33-year-old Chinese national, are being detained after making initial appearances on Tuesday in Manhattan federal court. U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss in Manhat...