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It's an island. Tough to get off even if not arrested. I'm sure if he tried to get on a plane all kinds of "problems" would have appeared (computer not working,

by 323 4y ago

It's an island. Tough to get off even if not arrested. I'm sure if he tried to get on a plane all kinds of "problems" would have appeared (computer not working, ...) If he tried a boat, "oh look, it's leaking oil, we can't let it leave and pollute the waters". Bahamas will have absolutely not let him get out of their sight. They have so much egg on their face. I can even see the titles if he left "Did he bribed Bahamas officials to look the other way?" ...

LudwigNagasena 4y ago
Surely he had enough money to order a private jet or yacht or both.
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- 323 4y ago
  You still pass through passport control. There was talk that he was followed around everywhere in Bahamas by the police. Like I said, there are ways to keep someone on an island without arresting them. Especially in this case, what was he going to do, sue?
  - rosnd 4y ago
    >You still pass through passport control. On a boat? Usually not. Most people island hopping in the Caribbean definitely aren't going through any kind of passport controls. Unless the cops were following him everywhere he went, Bahamas would be one of the easier places to escape.
    - acdha 4y ago
      How many of those other countries have people who lost money? What are the odds that some of the people he ripped off have very muscular friends who want to have a private chat about repayment timeframes? What are the odds that they know the kind of people you’d need to get fake ID or live undercover?
  - jonwachob91 4y ago
    you don't need to pass through passport control to get on a boat. You can walk to any beach and get on a dingy that takes you to a larger boat.
    - PLenz 4y ago
      He was being followed. The minute he boarded a boat the USCG would be enroute with a cutter to intradict and perform a thorough safety inspection in international waters, perfectly in line with their law enforement and maritime safety duties.
      - rosnd 4y ago
        So, a seaplane then? SBF could presumably even afford to bring in a decent submarine, assuming he hadn't lost access to his money.
- 0cf8612b2e1e 4y ago
  He could have just incognito slipped aboard a fishing vessel. Grease the right palms and his tails, “Could not believe he gave us the slip”
  - themitigating 4y ago
    And this fishing vessal travels open ocean to another country advoiding their navy?
    - rosnd 4y ago
      Why would the fishing vessel need to avoid a navy? You could also just switch to another boat at any time.
jonwachob91 4y ago
It is an island, and it's not that hard to get on a boat and sail away. Carlos Ghosn was able to be smuggled out of Japan on an airplane while under house-arrest. I imagine Japan is much, MUCH, harder to be smuggled out of than the Bahamas :)

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LudwigNagasena 4y ago

Surely he had enough money to order a private jet or yacht or both.

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323 4y ago
You still pass through passport control. There was talk that he was followed around everywhere in Bahamas by the police. Like I said, there are ways to keep someone on an island without arresting them. Especially in this case, what was he going to do, sue?
- rosnd 4y ago
  >You still pass through passport control. On a boat? Usually not. Most people island hopping in the Caribbean definitely aren't going through any kind of passport controls. Unless the cops were following him everywhere he went, Bahamas would be one of the easier places to escape.
  - acdha 4y ago
    How many of those other countries have people who lost money? What are the odds that some of the people he ripped off have very muscular friends who want to have a private chat about repayment timeframes? What are the odds that they know the kind of people you’d need to get fake ID or live undercover?
- jonwachob91 4y ago
  you don't need to pass through passport control to get on a boat. You can walk to any beach and get on a dingy that takes you to a larger boat.
  - PLenz 4y ago
    He was being followed. The minute he boarded a boat the USCG would be enroute with a cutter to intradict and perform a thorough safety inspection in international waters, perfectly in line with their law enforement and maritime safety duties.
    - rosnd 4y ago
      So, a seaplane then? SBF could presumably even afford to bring in a decent submarine, assuming he hadn't lost access to his money.
0cf8612b2e1e 4y ago
He could have just incognito slipped aboard a fishing vessel. Grease the right palms and his tails, “Could not believe he gave us the slip”
- themitigating 4y ago
  And this fishing vessal travels open ocean to another country advoiding their navy?
  - rosnd 4y ago
    Why would the fishing vessel need to avoid a navy? You could also just switch to another boat at any time.

jonwachob91 4y ago

It is an island, and it's not that hard to get on a boat and sail away. Carlos Ghosn was able to be smuggled out of Japan on an airplane while under house-arrest. I imagine Japan is much, MUCH, harder to be smuggled out of than the Bahamas :)