Nicholas Rossi aka Arthur Knight extradition: Meet American fugitive who faked death, identity, made headlines in US, UK

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Nicholas Rossi (aka Arthur Knight) as dishonest, deceitful, evasive, and manipulative, as per a report.

The Scottish ministers now hold the final decision regarding his extradition. Rossi, aged 35, was arrested on December 13, 2021, while receiving treatment for Covid-19 at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow, according to the BBC report. While attending the final judgement announcement in the Edinburgh Sheriff Court via videolink, Rossi was sitting in a wheelchair at Saughton Prison in Edinburgh and initially had his face obscured but later raised his head to lash out at the sheriff, referring to him as a «disgrace to justice.» The video connection was subsequently terminated by the clerk. In addition to highlighting Rossi's unreliable testimonies, such as the duration of his wheelchair usage and the inability to lift his hands above his head, the sheriff determined that there were no legal barriers preventing extradition.

Last November, Sheriff McFadyen had previously ruled that Rossi was indeed Nicholas Rossi, rejecting Rossi's repeated claims of being Arthur Knight. Rossi had made headlines in the US and the UK with his unusual and bizarre story. US authorities had identified Rossi under multiple aliases, including Nicholas Alahverdian. He was previously involved in local politics in Rhode Island and openly criticized the state's child welfare system. In 2019, he announced to media in his home state that he was terminally ill with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and was given just weeks to live. In February 2020, several news outlets reported his death, and a memorial described him as a children's rights advocate. However, in a