Reserved judgement in businessman's bid to halt extradition over £5 million tax fraud

A Roscommon businessman facing extradition to Britain over a £5 million tax fraud has had his case reserved for judgement in the High Court. Thomas Joseph O'Connor, aged 49, was convicted in his absence at Blackfriars Crown Court in 2007 and sentenced to four-and-a-half years imprisonment for defrauding the British revenue. An extradition warrant issued in 2009 has been upheld through multiple appeal stages, with…