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Fraudster foiled through Facebook

Published on 14 Oct 2009 under category: legal

A US fraudster was caught after he added a former Justice Department official to his Facebook friends.

Maxi Sopo had fled to Cancun as the police wanted him in relation to bank fraud crimes worth around $200,000 (£124,000).

However, he was foiled when he began posting on the social networking website.

His posts commented that he was living "in paradise" and that he was "loving it".

But, authorities checking the page noticed that one of his friends was a former Justice Department employee, who was unaware that Mr Sopo was wanted by the police, allowing them to track down the suspected fraudster.

Mr Sopo has been linked with fraud crimes involving Edward Asatoorians, who was recently convicted and is expected to face at least five years in prison.

Earlier this week, it was revealed that Icelandic banker Sigurdur Einarsson is being investigated in relation to suspected fraud crimes involving the Kaupthing bank.

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