International fugitive Graham Gill is coming back to Colorado – this time in handcuffs.
Gill, who has been awaiting extradition from Spain since his January capture, is expected to arrive in Colorado late tonight, Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal Ken Deal said Thursday.
“Our guys flew out there this week to get him,” Deal said.
The extradition process proceeded quickly, Deal said.
“The system worked in this case,” he said. “It did not appear there were many roadblocks.”
Gill will face trial in Jefferson County within four months, said Bob Brown of the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. Bond is set at $1 million.
Gill was indicted in 2002 on charges of racketeering and fraud in connection with a Black Hawk casino development in which dozens of Colorado residents lost a total of $2.5 million.
Gill fled the U.S. shortly before Jefferson and Gilpin county grand juries indicted him and four others on charges of making false statements in connection with the sale of limited partnerships in the Colorado Mint Hotel and Casino, which was never built.
Two New York lawyers indicted with Gill were acquitted of all charges by a Colorado court in 2003. The jury found that Gill had defrauded the pair.
Two other defendants in the case pleaded guilty to misdemeanors and received probation.
If convicted in the Colorado case, Gill faces eight to 25 years in prison and a $1 million fine, part of which would be used to pay back defrauded investors.
Staff writer Will Shanley can be reached at 303-820-1260 or wshanley@denverpost.com.
