News broke on 28 November 2012 that Richard O’Dwyer, who was in the process of appealing his Extradition to the US on copyright charges (which carried a maximum custodial sentence of ten years), has signed a Deferred Prosecution Agreement with the US authorities. He will travel to the US, pay an as yet undisclosed sum, and avoid a term of imprisonment.
This would appear to be another blow against the US and UK extradition agreement; one wonders whether we will see more of these DPA agreements for those facing extradition who can afford to pay.