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Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia:

A British national, the first to be convicted of violating the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) in the U.S., been shipped back to England by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) deportation officers.

Adrian Paul Baron, 64, was removed to London, via a commercial flight from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. The former banking boss pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the US.

On March 20, 2018, Baron, the chief business officer and former chief executive officer of an offshore bank, was indicted in U.S. District Court-Eastern District of New York (EDNY) for conspiracy to defraud the United States by failing to comply with FATCA.

In July 2018, Baron was arrested by Hungarian authorities and subsequently transported to the U.S. to stand trial. On Sept. 11, 2018, Baron pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the United States by failing to comply with FATCA, marking the first-ever conviction for failure to comply with the act.

Additionally, as part of his guilty plea, Baron stipulated to a judicial removal order (JRO). On Jan. 24, 2019, Baron was sentenced to time served - receiving credit for time spent in Hungarian law enforcement custody, fined $25,000 (USD), and based on the JRO, ordered removed to the United Kingdom. On Jan. 25, 2019, Baron entered ICE custody so the agency could remove him from the U.S.

"Baron was brought to the U.S. to face pro......................

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