John Ruffo's Disappearance

In 1998, a court sentenced John Ruffo, a convicted fraudster who orchestrated a $350 million bank scam, to 17 years in prison. The government set his bail at $10 million, and his family pledged their homes as collateral to cover it. Ruffo then disappeared, leading the government to seize the homes of his wife, mother, mother-in-law, and other relatives.

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