Post by pakman on Sept 19, 2014 8:23:37 GMT -5
So how's this for bizarre? New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez (R) is seeking reelection and is being challenged by state Attorney General Gary King (D). In her latest ad, Martinez features Michael Soutar, known as the Casanova Conman, and says that because of King's office, Soutar only served five years of a 34-year sentence.
Longtime AMW viewers might remember Soutar; a white collar criminal, his MO was dating women and then scamming them after gaining their trust. AMW first profiled him back in 1997, but he was indirectly caught the day before the profile aired. In the early 2000s, Soutar escaped from prison and AMW profiled him again in 2005 (not 2004 as the article claims). He was caught indirectly a few months later in Boston.
Using cases against people running for office isn't new (it's actually more common than you'd think) but this is the first time I can think of where an AMW fugitive has been used in one. Fascinating.
Another interesting (though unrelated) piece of trivia: Gary King himself was interviewed on AMW back in 2012 during their sex trafficking special edition.
krqe.com/2014/09/17/casanova-conman-makes-his-way-into-governors-race/
Longtime AMW viewers might remember Soutar; a white collar criminal, his MO was dating women and then scamming them after gaining their trust. AMW first profiled him back in 1997, but he was indirectly caught the day before the profile aired. In the early 2000s, Soutar escaped from prison and AMW profiled him again in 2005 (not 2004 as the article claims). He was caught indirectly a few months later in Boston.
Using cases against people running for office isn't new (it's actually more common than you'd think) but this is the first time I can think of where an AMW fugitive has been used in one. Fascinating.
Another interesting (though unrelated) piece of trivia: Gary King himself was interviewed on AMW back in 2012 during their sex trafficking special edition.
krqe.com/2014/09/17/casanova-conman-makes-his-way-into-governors-race/
Another AMW connection here is that Noe Torres was indirectly captured because he wrote to Gov. Martinez's office asking for clemency. She in turn went to the Mexican state of Chihuahua and he was arrested. She said later 'I don't help child killers.'