Desperate to escape a possible jail sentence 监狱判决 after his business collapsed, the authorities are now convinced that 38-year-old Marcus Schrenker faked 假的 his own death in a plane crash.
It’s thought the Indiana businessman parachuted 降落伞 out of his own company plane before speeding off 迅速离开 on a motorcycle he'd hidden in the Pine Barrens of central Alabama.
When two military jets were scrambled （战斗机或飞行员）紧急升空 to help the experienced pilot all they found was his plane flying on autopilot 无人驾驶.
It eventually crashed 坠落 in the Florida panhandle 狭长地带. Now the police in northern Florida say they have the businessman in custody 拘留.
Mr Schrenker is facing possible charges of securities fraud 金融诈骗 and had just been ordered by a court to pay out half a million dollars.
He's been accused 被指控 by investors 投资商 of stealing millions of dollars in savings.
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