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| Home Secretary Amber Rudd has signed an order for the extradition of Lauri Love to the US, where he is accused of computer hacking offences. | Home Secretary Amber Rudd has signed an order for the extradition of Lauri Love to the US, where he is accused of computer hacking offences. |
| Mr Love, of Stradishall, Suffolk, is accused of hacking into the FBI, the US central bank and Nasa. | Mr Love, of Stradishall, Suffolk, is accused of hacking into the FBI, the US central bank and Nasa. |
| The family of the 31 year old, who has Asperger's syndrome, said they would appeal against the decision. | The family of the 31 year old, who has Asperger's syndrome, said they would appeal against the decision. |
| Mr Love has previously said he feared he would die in a US prison if extradited. | |
| Last month, a judge at Westminster Magistrates' Court ruled he could be sent to the US to face trial. | |
| His lawyers said he could be sentenced to up to 99 years in prison if convicted. | |
| Following the decision his father, Rev Alexander Love, said: "The judge accepted he had mental health issues, but still said there was a public interest to honour the extradition to the US. | |
| "If he has done something wrong surely he should be tried here, in this country." | |
| Mr Love was first arrested at his Suffolk home in 2013. | |
| He had computer equipment seized by British police, but the UK investigation into him was dropped. |