Peter Nygard extradition hearing to be broadcast live Friday morning
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Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard's extradition hearing will be broadcast live Friday morning on media websites, including CBC.ca.
Nygard, 80, is charged in the U.S. with sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy charges related to "a decades-long pattern of criminal conduct involving at least dozens of victims in the United States, the Bahamas and Canada," according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.
None of the allegations against Nygard have been proven in court. He has yet to enter a plea in response to the charges he's facing in New York.
The hearing is scheduled to begin at approximately 7:45 a.m. CT, or 8:45 a.m. ET, and is set for one hour.
The extradition hearing was originally set to take place over five days beginning Nov. 15 in Manitoba's Court of Queen's Bench, but was moved up to Oct. 1.
Vancouver-based extradition lawyer Gary Botting, who is not involved in the case, suggested there are many reasons why the hearing length could have been shortened.
Nygard may agree to surrender, which means he could be sent to New York to face charges in a matter of weeks and can reapply for bail there, Botting said.
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