Feds arrest Medicare fraud felon after 20 years on lam in Latin America
But rather than show up for judgment day on his fraud conviction in early 1996, Allen headed south.
All this time, he bounced around as a fugitive in
Lopez, a
"Lopez's apprehension sends a strong message to criminals around the globe that it's not a matter if we find you, it's when," said
In the early 1990s, Lopez operated 11 Miami-area nutritional supplement companies with partner
The partners collected
Hazbun, who had also been designated as a fugitive, was eventually convicted and received a probationary sentence in
Lopez, who had fled
Lopez's status as a one-time fugitive isn't unusual among
What set Lopez apart was that he was on the lam for so long -- ever since he faced a prison term up to five years in
The
So far, more than 30 fugitives have been busted. Most
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