U.S. prosecutors say the man is Nicholas Rossi, linked to rape
and sexual assault allegations in Utah, who fled the United
States to avoid being charged and attempted to fake his own
death in 2020 in an effort to avoid being located.
The man says he is Arthur Knight and is a victim of mistaken
identity who has never been to the United States.
"The Scottish ministers have made their decision regarding Mr
Nicholas Rossi and signed an extradition order on 28 September
2023," the government said in a statement.
In August, a Scottish court ruled that there was no legal
barrier to the extradition of Rossi.
Rossi was first arrested by police in October in 2021 after
checking himself into a hospital in Glasgow with COVID-19.
(Reporting by Farouq Suleiman; Editing by Alex Richardson)
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