Alleged Facebook scammer arrested in Ecuador, will resist extradition

Enlarge / Paul Ceglia, indicted on charges of mail fraud and wire fraud, exits federal court in New York, on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. Ceglia, 39, pleaded not guilty to criminal charges that he faked evidence in his contract lawsuit against Facebook Inc. and its chief executive officer, Mark Zuckerberg. (credit: Peter Foley/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

In a new court filing submitted last week, federal prosecutors said that a criminal defendant accused of attempting to extort Facebook itself has now been arrested in Ecuador.

That man, Paul Ceglia, has been a fugitive since 2015. At that time, he cut off his ankle monitor and fled with his wife, kids, and dog. The American government is now trying to extradite Ceglia.

"The judge's resolution indicates that the extradition process continues and that he is still detained," Ceglia's Ecuadorian lawyer Roberto Calderon told Reuters by telephone on Tuesday. "I think the process will last 45 days."

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