Where is Samuel Israel III?

[zengrifter]

June 14, 2008
The Search for a Missing Trader Goes Global

By NELSON D. SCHWARTZ and ABHA BHATTARAI


Is Samuel Israel III dead or alive?

Federal authorities strongly suspect he is alive, and have begun an international manhunt for the former hedge fund manager, who was facing a 20-year prison sentence for defrauding investors out of about $450 million when he disappeared on Monday.

But exactly two months before abandoning his car by a Hudson River bridge Monday with the message “suicide is painless” written in dust on the hood, Mr. Israel admitted he had considered killing himself. Ultimately, however, he concluded in a letter to the judge presiding over his case that “taking my own life would be a shortcut, and would only do further harm to my son as he would know that I am not willing to accept the consequences of my actions.”

These seemingly conflicting clues reflect the bizarre trajectory of Mr. Israel’s life, beginning as the scion of a New Orleans family and ending up the perpetrator of one of Wall Street’s biggest recent frauds, the 2005 collapse of his Bayou hedge fund. Now investigators think Mr. Israel may have tried one final hoax — his own death — and the United States Marshals Service has termed him “armed and dangerous” and issued a wanted poster.

MORE- http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/14/bu...EpcvZPuuKALDNQ

[aslan]

Originally Posted by zengrifter

June 14, 2008
The Search for a Missing Trader Goes Global

By NELSON D. SCHWARTZ and ABHA BHATTARAI


Is Samuel Israel III dead or alive?

Federal authorities strongly suspect he is alive, and have begun an international manhunt for the former hedge fund manager, who was facing a 20-year prison sentence for defrauding investors out of about $450 million when he disappeared on Monday.

But exactly two months before abandoning his car by a Hudson River bridge Monday with the message “suicide is painless” written in dust on the hood, Mr. Israel admitted he had considered killing himself. Ultimately, however, he concluded in a letter to the judge presiding over his case that “taking my own life would be a shortcut, and would only do further harm to my son as he would know that I am not willing to accept the consequences of my actions.”

These seemingly conflicting clues reflect the bizarre trajectory of Mr. Israel’s life, beginning as the scion of a New Orleans family and ending up the perpetrator of one of Wall Street’s biggest recent frauds, the 2005 collapse of his Bayou hedge fund. Now investigators think Mr. Israel may have tried one final hoax — his own death — and the United States Marshals Service has termed him “armed and dangerous” and issued a wanted poster.

MORE- http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/14/bu...EpcvZPuuKALDNQ

I'd start looking in places that do not have reciprocity with the US. Is there a bounty?

[Brutus]

he's playing bridge with Ken Lay

[shadroch]

There is an important lesson to be learned here- When faking a suicide,pick a place that doesn't have video cameras. The guy driving the car who picked this guy up has a bit of explaining to do.

[QFIT]

Originally Posted by shadroch

There is an important lesson to be learned here- When faking a suicide,pick a place that doesn't have video cameras. The guy driving the car who picked this guy up has a bit of explaining to do.

True. But if there's a lesson to be learned, I would submit that someone, after conviction, facing what he believes to be a life sentence shouldn't be given bail. Particularly if his bail money is stolen.

[Gordon Gekko]

Rumor has it he has been seen roller skating in San Clemente, CA, but that's just scuttlebutt.

gg

[Automatic Monkey]

Originally Posted by aslan

I'd start looking in places that do not have reciprocity with the US. Is there a bounty?

You need to look no further than his name.

Israel will not extradite a Jew, and I think that's a black mark on them. There's a difference between extraditing a Jew to face political charges in Russia and extraditing one to a just country and ally to face charges for a legitimate offense.

A decade or so back there was a drug dealer who murdered someone, and he was Jewish and he fled to Israel, and they would not extradite him back to the US. That was disgraceful. Why would they even want a guy like that around?

[zengrifter]

Originally Posted by Automatic Monkey

A decade or so back there was a drug dealer who murdered someone, and he was Jewish and he fled to Israel, and they would not extradite him back to the US. That was disgraceful. Why would they even want a guy like that around?

Of all the people, I could never understand how/why Meyer Lansky failed to get sanctuary in Israel. zg

[QFIT]

Originally Posted by zengrifter

Of all the people, I could never understand how/why Meyer Lansky failed to get sanctuary in Israel. zg

And oddly there was little evidence against him. On return, he was acquitted.

[Brutus]

Originally Posted by Gordon Gekko

Rumor has it he has been seen roller skating in San Clemente, CA, but that's just scuttlebutt.

gg

SC is taking this very seriously. here's a link to the city's 24 hr surveillance
http://san-clemente.org/cameras/chcamera.aspx

I may join the hunt if it gets any hotter in scottsdale.