Main suspect extradited in €6m bank scam

A man accused of running a Swedish phone scam that stole up to €6 million has been extradited from the United States to Sweden. (eurojust.europa.eu) Eurojust said the suspect arrived in Sweden on April 10, 2026, after being held in the United States since late 2024. Swedish prosecutors plan to question him there. (eurojust.europa.eu) Investigators say the scheme had been operating since about 2019. Callers posed as bank employees and persuaded victims to follow steps that moved money into accounts controlled by the group. (eurojust.europa.eu) At least 25 victims were defrauded, with estimated losses of €6 million. Eurojust said some victims lost their entire life savings. (eurojust.europa.eu) The arrests that set up the extradition happened in November 2024, when authorities in Sweden and the United States detained the alleged main perpetrator and two alleged accomplices. Eurojust said it coordinated information-sharing and planning between the two countries. (eurojust.europa.eu) The United States side of the case involved the Department of Justice’s Office of International Affairs, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California, Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations, and the United States Marshals Service in the Central District of California. (eurojust.europa.eu; justice.gov) The case shows how a fraud investigation can stretch across borders even when the victims are in one country. Swedish prosecutors and police needed United States agencies to arrest, hold, and transfer a suspect who was outside Sweden. (eurojust.europa.eu) Now that the suspect is back on Swedish soil, the case moves from extradition to questioning and prosecution. Eurojust said the cross-border coordination was what got him there. (eurojust.europa.eu)