Overview

• Mr Justice Sweeting upheld the 2023 approval by a lower court and the Home Office when he rejected Tahilramani’s human rights appeal on July 29.
• Tahilramani faces charges in California of wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for allegedly defrauding around 300 people of about $1 million between 2013 and 2020.
• Prosecutors say he impersonated top film executives to persuade freelancers to travel to Indonesia for non-existent projects and pay exorbitant fees.
• His legal team argued his mental health and risk of violence as a gay man in U.S. prisons would breach his rights, but the judge found protective custody safeguards adequate.
• The decision now moves to the Home Secretary for final authorization before Tahilramani’s transfer to the United States for trial.