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Extradition for accused in neck bomb plot
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September 24, 2011, Saturday
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AN Australian investment banker accused of chaining a fake bomb to a teenage girl's neck in a bizarre extortion attempt was due to be extradited yesterday from the United States to face a slew of charges at home, police said.
New South Wales police said Australian detectives were flown to the US to assist in the extradition of Paul Douglas Peters, 50, who had been held in a Louisville, Kentucky, jail since his arrest last month.
Peters is accused of attacking 18-year-old Madeleine Pulver, who was studying at her home in a wealthy Sydney suburb on August 3 when a masked man carrying a baseball bat broke into the house and tethered a bomb-like device to her neck. The man left a note demanding money, along with an email address that appeared to refer to the main character in James Clavell's 1966 novel "Tai-Pan," about a ruthless businessman in 19th-century Asia.
A police bomb squad spent 10 hours working to remove the device, which was later found to contain no explosives. Pulver was not injured.
Peters was arrested by the FBI at his ex-wife's house in a Louisville suburb on August 15. Australian police have said they plan to charge him with a range of offenses, including kidnapping.
Federal court documents say Peters once worked for a company with links to the family. The Pulvers say they don't know him.
Madeleine Pulver's millionaire father, William Pulver, was once the president and CEO of NetRankings, a pioneer in tracking online exposure for Internet adverts.
US lawyer Scott Cox, who initially represented Peters, has said Peters plans to fight the charges.
New South Wales police said Australian detectives were flown to the US to assist in the extradition of Paul Douglas Peters, 50, who had been held in a Louisville, Kentucky, jail since his arrest last month.
Peters is accused of attacking 18-year-old Madeleine Pulver, who was studying at her home in a wealthy Sydney suburb on August 3 when a masked man carrying a baseball bat broke into the house and tethered a bomb-like device to her neck. The man left a note demanding money, along with an email address that appeared to refer to the main character in James Clavell's 1966 novel "Tai-Pan," about a ruthless businessman in 19th-century Asia.
A police bomb squad spent 10 hours working to remove the device, which was later found to contain no explosives. Pulver was not injured.
Peters was arrested by the FBI at his ex-wife's house in a Louisville suburb on August 15. Australian police have said they plan to charge him with a range of offenses, including kidnapping.
Federal court documents say Peters once worked for a company with links to the family. The Pulvers say they don't know him.
Madeleine Pulver's millionaire father, William Pulver, was once the president and CEO of NetRankings, a pioneer in tracking online exposure for Internet adverts.
US lawyer Scott Cox, who initially represented Peters, has said Peters plans to fight the charges.
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