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Hernandez Balcazar

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8306032.stmFraud fugitive in Facebook trapMaxi SopoMaxi Sopo said he was born to party in his Facebook status updatesA man on the run, wanted for fraud by US authorities, inadvertently revealed where he was hiding through a series of extravagant Facebook updates.Cameroon-born Maxi Sopo's messages made it clear he was living the high life in the Mexican resort of Cancun.He also added a former US justice department official to his friend list who ended up helping to track him down.US officials say Mr Sopo and an associate falsely obtained more than $200,000 in credit from banks.In recent status updates Mr Sopo said he was "loving it", described himself as "living in paradise" and said he was "just here to have fun". FROM BBC WORLD SERVICEMore from BBC World Service"He was making posts about how beautiful life is and how he was having a good time with his buddies," said Assistant US Attorney Michael Scoville."He was definitely not living the way we wanted him to be living, given the charges he was facing," he added.The 26-year-old, who is currently in custody in Mexico City, initially sold roses in Seattle nightclubs after arriving in the US in 2003. He then allegedly moved on to bank fraud.The former justice department official whom Mr Sopo befriended on the social networking site said he had only met the fugitive a few times in the city's nightclubs and had no idea that he was on the run.He was able to discover exactly where Mr Sopo was living and the information was passed to the Mexican authorities who arrested him last month._46544397_-8.jpg
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