A woman accused by scam victims of crisscrossing the U.S. claiming to be an Irish heiress is expected in court Wednesday for a hearing that could extradite her to the United Kingdom.

Marianne Smyth, a 54-year-old American, will be in federal court in Maine for the hearing that relates to allegations she stole more than $170,000 from at least five victims from 2008 to 2010 in Northern Ireland. United Kingdom officials said Smyth stole money that she had promised to invest and arranged to sell a victim a home but took the money.

A woman accused by scam victims of crisscrossing the U.S. claiming to be an Irish heiress is expected in court Wednesday for a hearing that could extradite her…{ai:summary}<p>Scamming woman posing as Irish heiress faces extradition for robbing victims in Northern Ireland. Hearing set in Maine court over $170,000 theft allegations. #crime</p>

Convicted scammer who victims say claimed to be a psychic, Irish heiress faces extradition to UK

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