Attorney defrauds govt. of $600m, disappears

[The Caspian Hare]

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- An eastern Kentucky disability lawyer scheduled to be sentenced next month for defrauding the government of nearly $600 million has disappeared, the FBI said.

Eric Conn pleaded guilty in March to stealing from the federal government and bribing a judge. He was scheduled to be sentenced next month and had been ordered to pay the government tens of millions of dollars.

But Saturday, the FBI said Conn removed his electronic monitoring device, violating the conditions of his bond and prompting the U.S. District Court to issue a warrant for his arrest. David Habich, general counsel for the FBI's Louisville office, said Conn's "whereabouts are currently unknown."

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[WoIverine]

They'll eventually get this guy. $600 million, wow. That would literally be like...one of, it not the largest heist ever, without actually being a heist. I wonder how much he actually pocketed from all of it via atty fees and whatever else.

Edited June 5, 2017 by WoIverine

[Bavarian Raven]

On 6/4/2017 at 5:46 PM, WoIverine said:

They'll eventually get this guy. $600 million, wow. That would literally be like...one of, it not the largest heist ever, without actually being a heist. I wonder how much he actually pocketed from all of it via atty fees and whatever else.

With 600 million, he could disappear without ever been found if he knows what he's doing. With that type of money...