HAMILTON — A Canadian man accused in a massive hack of Yahoo emails will forgo his extradition hearing and go face the charges in the United States in what his lawyer has called an effort to speed up the legal process. Karim Baratov signed documents agreeing to waive the hearing before a Hamilton judge on Friday, after weighing the decision for months. “Good luck, Mr. Baratov,” the judge said as the hearing came to a close. An extradition hearing for Baratov had been scheduled for early September, though his lawyer, Amedeo DiCarlo, suggested in June that his client may opt out if talks with American officials proved fruitful. “He’s happy, he’s excited,” DiCarlo said.

Source: National Post August 18, 2017 14:15 UTC