Sunday, January 19, 2014

Fugutive Suspect In $900K Winery Embezzlement Apprehended In Mexico After 7 Month Manhunt

From the Napa Press Democrat on 1/17/14:
 
Martin Christopher Edwards, the former Napa wine executive wanted on suspicion of embezzling $900,000 from his ex-employer, has been found in Mexico seven months after he disappeared from Wine Country, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday.

Edwards, 48, was indicted by a federal grand jury on May 30, 2013 and charged with 23 counts of mail fraud, wire fraud and money laundering. He was scheduled to make an initial appearance in federal court in San Francisco on June 17 but never showed up.

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