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| Paul and Sandra Dunham extradition: Couple fly to US later | Paul and Sandra Dunham extradition: Couple fly to US later |
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| A couple facing extradition to the US on fraud charges are to be flown out of the UK later, their solicitor has confirmed. | A couple facing extradition to the US on fraud charges are to be flown out of the UK later, their solicitor has confirmed. |
| Paul and Sandra Dunham went to hospital last Thursday after claiming they had tried to take their own lives to prevent them from being sent to the US. | Paul and Sandra Dunham went to hospital last Thursday after claiming they had tried to take their own lives to prevent them from being sent to the US. |
| They have since been remanded by Westminster Magistrates' Court. | They have since been remanded by Westminster Magistrates' Court. |
| Solicitor Karen Todner says the couple, from Northampton, are set to be extradited to Maryland on Wednesday. | Solicitor Karen Todner says the couple, from Northampton, are set to be extradited to Maryland on Wednesday. |
| Health concerns | Health concerns |
| She said: "Mr and Mrs Dunham are a hard-working couple from Northamptonshire who strenuously deny the allegations against them." | She said: "Mr and Mrs Dunham are a hard-working couple from Northamptonshire who strenuously deny the allegations against them." |
| The couple had argued in the UK and European courts that they should not be extradited to the US because of concerns about their health and their possible treatment while in custody there. | |
| The allegations Mr Dunham faces centre on his time as chief executive and president of Pace, a US company manufacturing soldering irons for the electronics industry. | The allegations Mr Dunham faces centre on his time as chief executive and president of Pace, a US company manufacturing soldering irons for the electronics industry. |
| He was indicted on 13 counts of fraud and money laundering by a grand jury in Maryland in December 2011. | He was indicted on 13 counts of fraud and money laundering by a grand jury in Maryland in December 2011. |
| Mrs Dunham is accused of aiding and abetting him. The couple worked in the US between 1999 and 2009. | Mrs Dunham is accused of aiding and abetting him. The couple worked in the US between 1999 and 2009. |