Canadian fashion designer Peter Nygard has consented to extradition to the United States, where he faces charges of sex trafficking and racketeering, lawyers for the prosecution and defence said at a hearing on Friday.
A screen grab shows Canadian fashion designer Peter Nygard speaking from jail, via video link, during his extradition hearing in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada on October 1, 2021.
Crown prosecutor Scott Farlinger told a Winnipeg, Manitoba, courtroom that Nygard had agreed to extradition, which his lawyer, Brian Greenspan confirmed. He will not immediately be transferred to the United States. Canada's justice minister still must decide whether to extradite Nygard, Farlinger said.
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