US Says Facebook Fugitive Paul Ceglia Arrested in Ecuador

US Says Facebook Fugitive Paul Ceglia Arrested in Ecuador
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The New York man who spent nearly 3-1/2 years as a fugitive after being charged with trying to defraud Facebook Inc. founder Mark Zuckerberg out of half of the social media company has been arrested in Ecuador and may be extradited, U.S. prosecutors said on August 23.

Paul Ceglia, 45, a wood pellet salesman from Wellsville in upstate New York, had been missing since March 2015, when he removed his electronic ankle bracelet and disappeared with his wife, two children, and a dog.