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Article: Fugitives overseas avoid the long arm of the law; As outdated extradition treaties allow criminals to avoid prosecution,.(USA)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- July 28, 1999
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Glistening beaches, a warm climate, and first-rate restaurants - these are things an American traveler might look for when choosing a destination abroad. But not Martin Frankel.
Instead of travel brochures, the Connecticut resident combed through the fine points of other nations' extradition laws. Mr. Frankel is accused of masterminding what may be largest insurance scam in the history of the industry - hundreds of millions of dollars bilked in a series of bizarre deals that involved everything from small burial plots in New York to the Vatican.
Police have issued warrants for his arrest, but in May he fled the country. In his mansion, according to an ...