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TexasTowelie

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Tue Sep 20, 2016, 08:52 AM Sep 2016

After 10-year search, FBI finds convicted fraudster had quiet life as consultant in Los Angeles

For years, Craig Oliver has been the subject of a national search by federal agents.

Oliver pleaded guilty to defrauding dozens of D.C.-area homeowners out of more than $2.5 million, but he vanished in 2005 before a judge could send him to prison.

On Monday, after a decade-long search, the FBI announced that the fugitive has been quietly living in the Los Angeles area, working as a home renovation consultant with his wife, Jennifer Oliver.

The pair has several aliases. FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said Oliver had recently gone by Leigh Owsley, and his wife, Tara Jean.

Read more: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-fugitive-los-angeles-20160920-snap-story.html

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After 10-year search, FBI finds convicted fraudster had quiet life as consultant in Los Angeles (Original Post) TexasTowelie Sep 2016 OP
The article is a little misleading. He is still wanted. Renew Deal Sep 2016 #1
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