Sanjay Shah, a British hedge fund trader, has been extradited from the UAE to Denmark to face trial over allegations of a massive tax fraud scheme, Reuters reported. Shah, arrested in Dubai last year at the request of Danish authorities, is the main suspect in a "cum-ex" tax fraud case involving fraudulent applications for $1.8 billion in dividend tax refunds. He has consistently denied any wrongdoing.
After a lengthy legal tug-of-war, the court in Dubai has ruled that Sanjay Shah, the alleged mastermind in the so-called DKK 12.7 billion dividend fraud case, must now be extradited from Dubai to Denmark. This ended a legal tug-of-war that had lasted several years. He and another Briton named Anthony Mark Patterson allegedly unjustly pocketed billions of kroner in dividend tax refunds. Shah faces 12 years in prison if found guilty. He pleaded not guilty.