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Parents and seven kids are dramatically rescued from sinking sailboat... then 'flee to Mexico' when
Source: MailOnline
Parents and seven kids are dramatically rescued from sinking sailboat... then 'flee to Mexico' when it is revealed they are federal fugitives hiding out after '$1million wire fraud'
Donald Brian Winberg, 43, Karlien Richel Winberg, 33 are on the run
A yacht they bought with $20,000 cash flipped in Galveston Bay in October
Were rescued by local authorities but gave false names at the hospital
FBI said they defrauded people of millions acting as owners of hay fields
Were staying on the boat at the luxury Watergate Yachting Center
Trial date had been set for January, but was cancelled after they fled
The yacht was left in the water for a month before it was retrieved
By Wills Robinson for MailOnline
Published: 15:59 EST, 7 December 2014 | Updated: 17:13 EST, 7 December 2014
A trial date had been set for January but it was cancelled when the pair left the area.
Officials now believe they have left the country and could have travelled to Mexico.
According to the Houston Chronicle, warning signs started to appear when authorities noticed the pair had bought the yacht with $20,000 cash the week before it sank.
The vessel was left in the water for a month before it was retrieved to regulations stipulating it must stay in the place it submerged for 20 days to allow the owners to return.
They had been staying on the boat at the Watergate Yachting Center, but had been asked to leave due to disturbances.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2864555/Parents-seven-kids-rescued-sinking-sailboat-flee-Mexico-revealed-federal-fugitives-hiding-1million-wire-fraud.html#ixzz3LFvAlCpH
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Parents and seven kids are dramatically rescued from sinking sailboat... then 'flee to Mexico' when (Original Post)
Judi Lynn
Dec 2014
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cbayer
(146,218 posts)1. What a bunch on morons. I hope they take those kids away.
A $20,000 boat with 9 people on board? What could possibly go wrong?
If they really stole a million, they should have gotten a better boat. A captain wouldn't have hurt either.
zeemike
(18,998 posts)2. Go on, take the money and run...
randome
(34,845 posts)3. "Dad, are we there yet?"
[hr][font color="blue"][center]"Everybody is just on their feet screaming 'Kill Kill Kill'! This is