Tag: Thomas Franklin Tarbutton
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A PROFITABLE SUNRISE-LIKE SCHEME: American ‘Hard Money’ Ponzi Fugitive Who Fled To Brazil Arrested in Panama While Trying To Cross Border Into Costa Rica, Orange County (Calif.) District Attorney Says
Thomas Franklin Tarbutton, a purported “hard-money lender” who operated a $3 million Ponzi scheme in California and fled to Brazil, was detained by authorities Dec. 14 in Panama while trying to cross the border into Costa Rica, the office of Orange County (Calif.) District Attorney Tony Rackauckas said. Tarbutton, 54, of Newport Beach, was held…