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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 Manhattan accused the defendants and their co-conspirators of using a practice they called “auto-subscri...

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 unsuspecting victims out of millions. Random mobile phone users were allegedly charged monthly fees fo...

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 million ($64.6 million). Key points: They are being detained in the United States after being extradited ...

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 FBI announced they were on their wanted list. They were identified and arrested with the help of th...

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 Manhattan accused the defendants and their co-conspirators of using a practice they called “auto-subscri...