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A Scots pensioner who was set to be tried in America on charges of fraud has succeeded in quashing a bid to extradite him - and the case being called again.
James Craig, from Stranraer, has spent years fighting the USA's efforts to put him on a plane to the States.
American prosecutors say he is suspected of using Twitter to manipulate the prices of NASDAQ-listed companies in 2013.
Craig, of Dunragit, in Dumfries and Galloway, had been accused of starting rumours on the social network about firms associated with the American stock exchange and causing prices to fall by more than £1.1 million.
Investigators from the Securities and Exchange Commission claim that he posed as legitimate securities firms to post the rumours - making his claims look legitimate.
When share prices fell - so sharply in one case that trading was suspended - Craig bought in before selling them on for a profit after the panic he allegedly created was over.
But following a number of legal rulings in his favour, Craig has been discharged by Lady Dorrian following a hearing at the High Court of Justiciary Appeal Court on March 31.
In a written ruling, Lady Dorrian, the Lord Justice Clerk, said that quashing the extradition order and bringing the proceedings to an end was "simpler, neater...and is to be preferred" to the Crown's motion for a new extradition hearing.
She concluded: "We will therefore allow the appeal, order the appellant’s discharge, and quash the order for his extradition."
A discharge is a rare court decision that sees a court recognise that a crime has been committed but takes no further action against an accused. It remains as a conviction on their record.
Craig had been due to travel to the States to face trial after Scottish
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