But when his argument against extradition is essentially that he won't get a fair trial, it's hard to be sympathetic to that. This isn't North Korea we are talking about, it's a federal court in northern California. With Autonomy's former finance chief Sushovan Hussain already serving five years in an American prison after being found guilty of accounting fraud by a US jury, the odds would now appear to be stacked against Lynch. He can have few real complaints if Patel gives the green light for extradition. The saga has cast a dark shadow over the UK technology scene, including recent stock market debutant Darktrace, where he is a major shareholder, for a decade now. Lynch may be forced to confront the past that made him rich.