A former University of Manitoba law dean, Jonathan Black-Branch, is fighting extradition from France after being arrested there over an alleged fraud worth more than $600,000. Black-Branch is expected to learn next month whether he will be extradited following a court hearing at the Investigating Chamber of the Versailles Court of Appeal. The disbarred lawyer was arrested in April in a municipality west of Paris after a Canada-wide arrest warrant was issued for fraud over $5,000. He is accused of misusing more than $600,000 from the university. Prosecutors say the money was used to pay his bills, buy pricey meals at a members-only club, and fund his education at Ivy League schools. Black-Branch was hired as the Winnipeg university’s law dean in 2016 but left the role in 2020 and moved to Europe. Black-Branch remains in the extradition process after opposing the request in court, with a decision expected next month.