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Fri 04 Apr 2007Couple accused of $1m fraud face extraditionUS prosecutors are seeking the extradition of a Leitrim-based couple accused of defrauding one of America's most prestigious design schools of more than $1 million.The US attorney's office in Providence, Rhode Island, confirmed yesterday that it was seeking to seize the Ballinamore home of Patrick Clyne (58), and his wife, Ibtisama Bradley Clyne, who have lived in Leitrim for more than five years.