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    German mom of LA arson suspect faces extradition

    German mom of LA arson suspect faces extradition

    The Associated Press
    Published: Thursday, May. 24, 2012 - 11:34 am

    LOS ANGELES -- A federal judge in Los Angeles has ruled that the German mother of a serial arson suspect should be extradited from the United States to face numerous fraud charges.

    The U.S. attorney's office says, however, that Thursday's ruling does not mean that Dorothee Burkhart will be immediately returned to Germany.

    Dorothee Burkhart's 24-year-old son, Harry Burkhart, is charged with 100 arson-related counts involving 49 fires in Hollywood, West Hollywood and the San Fernando Valley over New Year's weekend.

    In his ruling, U.S. Magistrate Judge Charles F. Eick denied an application by Harry Burkhart to intervene in his mother's extradition as well as her motion to stay the proceeding.

    Dorothee Burkhart contended she needed to help her son's defense.

    Information on possible procedural paths in the case is expected later Thursday.

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    Mother of accused L.A. arsonist can be extradited to Germany

    By Mary Slosson | Reuters – 23 mins ago...

    (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday ruled that the mother of a man accused of setting dozens of fires across Los Angeles this year can be extradited to Germany to face charges including failing to pay a surgeon for breast augmentation.

    Dorothee Burkhart, 53, is also accused in Germany of failing to return security deposits on rental properties she leased and accepting fees and deposits on apartment units she did not own, according to the extradition document.

    Her extradition is pending a final determination from the U.S. Secretary of State, prosecutors said.

    She was taken into custody on an arrest warrant issued by German authorities in late December, right before dozens of fires, mostly started in parked cars, left Los Angeles residents on edge and caused an estimated $3 million in damage.

    Her son, Harry Burkhart, 24, pleaded innocent in January to 100 counts of arson and related charges and is being held on $7.5 million bail.

    An arson investigator said in court papers that the younger Burkhart was motivated by "rage against Americans" and wanted to terrorize as many residents of Los Angeles as possible.

    Harry Burkhart was arrested after a tip from a member of the U.S. State Department's Diplomatic Security field office who recognized him on surveillance videotape from his mother's initial court hearing in December.

    According to court papers, Harry Burkhart was ejected from the courtroom after shouting a profanity against Americans.

    In ordering Dorothee Burkhart's extradition, the magistrate judge rejected an argument by her attorneys that she was a key material witness in her son's case, and that she could be tortured or killed in Germany.

    "Ms. Burkhart's allegations that she would be inhumanely treated, tortured or killed if extradited to Germany are simply not credible," Judge Charles F. Eick wrote in the document.

    State prosecutors in Germany said Harry Burkhart was also wanted in that country on suspicion of starting a fire that burned down his family's home in Neukirchen.

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