Parents and seven kids are dramatically rescued from sinking sailboat... then 'flee to Mexico' when

[Judi Lynn]

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.

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#ixzz3LFw2DZjo