Romanian fraud convict Nicolae Popa has been flown back to Romania Thursday night from Indonesia, from where he was extradited.

Popa was flown back to Romania on a private flight.

Popa has been turned over to Romanian authorities after Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono signed a decree to extradite him.

Popa, who fled Romania to escape a 15-year prison sentence in May 2000 for his part in defrauding 300,000 people in a massive Ponzi scheme, was arrested in December 2009 in Jakarta.