Peru’s government approved Van der Sloot’s extradition to the US in May to face trials for alleged extortion and wire fraud charges linked to the Holloway case.
Ms Holloway, who lived in Birmingham, Alabama, was 18 when she went missing on a trip with classmates to the Caribbean island of Aruba.
She disappeared on a night out with friends and was last seen leaving a bar with Van der Sloot, who was a student at an international school on the island.
Van der Sloot, now 35, was identified as a suspect and arrested weeks later along with two Surinamese brothers.
Ms Holloway’s body was never found and no charges were filed in the case. A judge later declared Ms Holloway dead.
The charges he faces at trial relate to an accusation he tried to extort the Holloway family in 2010, promising to lead them to Natalee’s body in exchange for hundreds of thousands of dollars.
A grand jury indicted him that year on one count each of wire fraud and extortion, with both charges each punishable by up to 20 years in prison.
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