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Fugitive Lawyer

September 7, 2018 BRIEF

Brief4, escape, Fraud, Kentucky, lawyers, sentencing, Social Security

A Kentucky lawyer who masterminded a $550 million Social Security fraud scheme and escaped from home arrest across the Mexican border was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison.

Criminal Government International

Drones Buzzed French Prison Months Before Spectacular Escape

July 2, 2018July 3, 2018 ASSOCIATED PRESS

drones, escape, France, prisons

Drones seen buzzing above a prison months ago may have been on a reconnaissance mission ahead of the cinematic escape of a notorious French criminal — his second in five years.

Criminal Financial Government International

Iceland: Bitcoin Heist Suspect Has Likely Fled to Sweden

April 18, 2018July 5, 2018 ASSOCIATED PRESS

currency, escape, EU, Sweden, theft

A man suspected of masterminding the theft of about 600 computers used to mine bitcoins and other virtual currencies has likely fled to Sweden after breaking out of a prison in Iceland, officials said Wednesday.

Appeals

Escaped Killer Draws No Sympathy From NY Court

January 12, 2018January 16, 2018 ADAM KLASFELD

escape, inmates, New York, prisons

A convicted killer whose 2015 escape from an upstate New York prison set off a 23-day manhunt failed Thursday to overturn his latest convictions.

Civil Rights Government

N.Y. Governor Blamed for Post-Jailbreak Beatings

March 20, 2017March 21, 2017 JOSH RUSSELL

Andrew Cuomo, cruel and unusual punishment, due process, escape, Free Speech, inmates, Law5, New York, prisons

A New York inmate jailed next to two prisoners who made a headline-grabbing escape two years ago claims in court that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo taunted him and allowed guards to beat inmates who didn’t have information about the escape.