U.S. Court Approves Extradition of 'Irish Heiress' Scammer to Northern Ireland

Marianne Smyth, notorious for her elaborate cons, faces extradition after a U.S. judge's ruling, drawing a close to her extensive fraudulent saga.

Marianne Smyth, who posed as an heiress and a variety of other personas, swindled victims out of over $170,000.
The extradition decision follows her arrest in Maine, where she was found after evading Northern Irish authorities.
Judge John Nivison certified the extradition based on sufficient evidence of Smyth's fraud and theft from 2008 to 2010.
Podcaster Johnathan Walton, a victim of Smyth, played a pivotal role in her capture through his podcast, which alerted authorities.
Smyth's prior escapades included posing as a celebrity, a psychic, and even a cancer patient to defraud others.