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Dorothee Burkhart, Mother Of Suspected LA Arsonist, Faces Extradition Hearing

Dorothee Burkhart Extradition

02/23/12 10:18 AM ET  AP

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LOS ANGELES -- Federal prosecutors have filed extradition papers for the German mother of a suspected Los Angeles serial arsonist.

U.S. attorney's office spokesman Thom Mrozek says Dorothee Burkhart faces 17 fraud charges in Germany over allegations she bilked apartment renters out of their security deposits.

Mrozek says the original provisional arrest warrant filed last year listed 19 counts, meaning German officials decided not to pursue two charges against her.

Burkhart is scheduled to appear in court for an extradition hearing on May 9.

Her son, Harry Burkhart, is charged with 100 arson-related counts involving 49 fires in Hollywood, West Hollywood and the San Fernando Valley over the New Year's weekend. If convicted, he faces more than 80 years in state prison.

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In this courtroom sketch, Harry Burkhart, a native of Germany who has been living in Los Angeles and is suspected in a series of arson fires, is restrained by guards as he alternately tries to stand and sit during his arraignment in Los Angeles Superior Court, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012 in Los Angeles. Burkhart was charged with 37 counts of arson in connection with a rash of fires that terrorized Los Angeles over the New Year's weekend. (AP Photo/Mona Shafer Edwards)
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LOS ANGELES -- Federal prosecutors have filed extradition papers for the German mother of a suspected Los Angeles serial arsonist. U.S. attorney's office spokesman Thom Mrozek says Dorothee Burkhart ...
LOS ANGELES -- Federal prosecutors have filed extradition papers for the German mother of a suspected Los Angeles serial arsonist. U.S. attorney's office spokesman Thom Mrozek says Dorothee Burkhart ...
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