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Joran van der Sloot pleads not guilty to extortion charges in Natalee Holloway case.

Joran van der Sloot, the chief suspect in the 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway, pleaded not guilty to federal charges of extortion and wire fraud. He is accused of trying to extort money from the missing teen’s mother in exchange for revealing the location of her body. Van der Sloot was extradited to the United States from Peru, where he is serving a 28-year prison sentence after confessing to killing a Peruvian woman. He was arraigned in Birmingham, not far from the suburb where Holloway grew up, in his first court appearance in the case.

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Joran van der Sloot's Extradition to US Challenged by Lawyer.

The lawyer for Joran van der Sloot, the prime suspect in Natalee Holloway's disappearance, has filed a request to block his extradition to the US. Van der Sloot is currently serving a 28-year prison sentence in Peru for the 2010 murder of Stephany Flores. He was set to be taken to Birmingham, Alabama to face trial before his last attempt to stay in South America. Van der Sloot was indicted on federal charges of extortion and wire fraud for allegedly offering information to Holloway's parents about her remains in exchange for money.

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Joran van der Sloot fights extradition to US in Natalee Holloway case.

Joran van der Sloot, the main suspect in the 2005 disappearance of American student Natalee Holloway, plans to challenge his extradition to the US, according to his lawyer. The Peruvian government had confirmed the extradition would take place on Thursday. Van der Sloot was serving a 28-year sentence for the murder of a Peruvian woman. The US charges stem from an accusation that he tried to extort the Holloway family in 2010.

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Natalee Holloway suspect to be extradited to US for trial.

Joran van der Sloot, the prime suspect in the 2005 disappearance of American teenager Natalee Holloway, could soon be extradited from Peru to the US to face criminal charges. Van der Sloot, a Dutch citizen, is currently serving a 28-year sentence in Peru for the 2010 murder of Stephany Flores. He will face a federal trial on extortion and wire fraud charges related to the Natalee Holloway case. If found not guilty, he will return to Peru to serve the remainder of his sentence there.

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Extradition of Natalee Holloway's main suspect to US after 18 years.

Joran van der Sloot, the prime suspect in the 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway, will be extradited from Peru to the US to face extortion charges for demanding money from Holloway's family in exchange for information on the location of her remains. Holloway was declared dead in 2012, but her remains have never been found. Van der Sloot has been in jail in Peru since 2012 for the murder of Stephany Flores. It is unclear why van der Sloot's extradition is happening now, as he was not expected to be extradited until he completed his 28-year prison sentence in Peru.

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Natalee Holloway suspect to be extradited for fraud charges.

Joran van der Sloot, the prime suspect in the 2005 disappearance of American student Natalee Holloway, will be extradited from Peru to the US to face trial for alleged extortion and wire fraud charges stemming from the Holloway case. Van der Sloot is currently serving 28 years in prison in Peru for the 2010 murder of 21-year-old Stephany Flores. Prosecutors in the US allege van der Sloot accepted $25,000 in cash from Holloway’s family in exchange for a promise to lead them to her body in early 2010, just before he went to Peru.

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Natalee Holloway suspect extradited to US for fraud charges.

Joran van der Sloot, the prime suspect in the 2005 disappearance of American student Natalee Holloway, will be extradited from Peru to the US to face charges of extortion and wire fraud related to the case. Holloway's body was never found, and no charges were filed against van der Sloot in the case. He is currently serving 28 years in prison in Peru for the murder of a Peruvian student. Van der Sloot's lawyer plans to challenge the decision.