Man with Irish passport may be extradited on fraud charges

AN Irish passport holder who is accused of a major international fraud may find out today if he is to face extradition to the US from The Bahamas.

Czech-born Viktor Kozeny, 42, is wanted by US authorities for his alleged role in defrauding investors out of e150 million in a scam linked to a state oil company in Azerbaijan.

Kozeny - who has been dubbed the Pirate of Prague and the Bouncing Czech over his controversial projects - obtained eight Irish passports as part of the discontinued and highly criticised “passports for investment” scheme during the 1990s.