Frederick Darren Berg, who masterminded a $100 million Ponzi scheme and escaped from a federal prison in California, may have fled to South America with the help of his flight attendant boyfriend, reported the Seattle Times.
Berg pleaded guilty in 2012 to wire fraud, money laundering and bankruptcy fraud charges for scamming hundreds of people. Federal prosecutors in Washington State alleged that Berg used as much as $45 million of the money to start a luxury bus line that served tour groups and sports teams, including the Oregon Ducks and the Seattle Seahawks.
