Damn. You can't even sit on it.
Man wanted in $35M Ponzi scheme tries to flee FBI on underwater sea scooter
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Damn. You can't even sit on it.
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Man wanted in $35M Ponzi scheme tries to flee FBI on underwater sea scooter
By Tamar Lapin
November 17, 2020 | 10:40pm
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Lake Shasta, where the suspect attempted his underwater escape. Shutterstock
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He’s more “swim risk” than flight risk.
A California man wanted in an alleged $35 million Ponzi scheme tried to flee FBI agents — by hopping on an underwater “sea scooter” and taking it into a frigid lake, authorities said.
First, 44-year-old Matthew Piercey jumped into a pickup truck when agents went to arrest him on Monday, leading them on a wild chase before eventually abandoning the vehicle on the shores of Lake Shasta, according to federal prosecutors in California.
He then grabbed a Yamaha sea scooter — a motorized submersible device that pulls users at about 4 mph — and took it into the cold waters, staying there for about 25 minutes, the Sacramento Bee reported.
“Piercey spent some time out of sight underwater where law enforcement could only see bubbles,” prosecutors wrote in court documents, describing him as a flight risk.
He was taken away in handcuffs after resurfacing.
Piercey was indicted by a grand jury last week for allegedly bilking his investors into giving $35 million to his companies Family Wealth Legacy and Zolla.
Some of his alleged victims were fellow parishioners of the Bethel megachurch in Redding, a source told the Bee.
His arraignment on charges of wire fraud, mail fraud, money laundering and witness tampering was scheduled for Tuesday. If convicted, Piercey faces 20 years in prison and hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines.
https://nypost.com/2020/11/17/35m-ponzi-scheme-suspect-tries-to-flee-fbi-on-underwater-sea-scooter/
Must be a 007 movie fan getting so inspired by the escaping gadgets of those villains
The only difference is those 007 movie villains are multi-billionaires or trillionaires even, the likes of Warren Buffet. They don't just escape in a little scooter, they actually escape in a completely enclosed underwater submarine pod that can stay under the water for days while traveling at the speed of a race car, not like under the water for 30 min. and travels at 4 mph.
Lol.
So the aquaman is real after all.
He then grabbed a Yamaha sea scooter — a motorized submersible device that pulls users at about 4 mph — and took it into the cold waters, staying there for about 25 minutes,the Sacramento Bee reported
Just lol...
I bet, at least one of the cops was laughing as well. Like, watching from a distance : ,,Da hell is that guy doing ? Seriously ? "
So the aquaman is real after all.
He then grabbed a Yamaha sea scooter — a motorized submersible device that pulls users at about 4 mph — and took it into the cold waters, staying there for about 25 minutes,the Sacramento Bee reported
Just lol...
I bet, at least one of the cops was laughing as well. Like, watching from a distance : ,,Da hell is that guy doing ? Seriously ? "
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Wow, that looks extremely gay.
And I give you...
The full body wetsuit.
Works to 30 Degrees Farenheit.
Bye bye Barney.
The only difference is those 007 movie villains are multi-billionaires or trillionaires even, the likes of Warren Buffet. They don't just escape in a little scooter, they actually escape in a completely enclosed underwater submarine pod that can stay under the water for days while traveling at the speed of a race car, not like under the water for 30 min. and travels at 4 mph.
He's probably thinking, "If only I used some of that $35 million for one of these instead."
Imagine guy goes nuts and torpedoes the damHe's probably thinking, "If only I used some of that $35 million for one of these instead."
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...lol, then, with the water flush & submarine falls trough the hole, into the landscape and destiny beyond.
Rational brain side, looking at the text above :
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