TBILISI, Georgia — Simon Leviev, the infamous con artist whose elaborate romance scams were chronicled in the Netflix documentary *The Tinder Swindler*, has been released from custody in Georgia after German authorities withdrew their extradition request. Leviev, whose real name is Shimon Yehuda Hayut, had been detained for two months following his arrest on September 15 at Batumi airport on an Interpol red notice issued by Germany.