John Ruffo | |
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 Photograph taken in 1997 | |
| Born | November 26, 1954 Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. |
| Disappeared | November 9, 1998 (aged 43) JFK Airport, New York City, U.S. |
| Status | Missing for 26 years and 4 days |
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| Occupation | Former business executive |
| Employer | Consolidated Computer Services (CCS) |
| Known for | Wanted by the United States Marshals Service for bank fraud |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Criminal status | at-large |
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| Criminal charge | |
| Penalty | 17 years in prison |
Reward amount | $25,000 |
Capture status | fugitive |
Wanted by | United States Marshals Service |
| Wanted since | November 1998 |
Time at large | 26 years and 4 days |
| Comments | currently on the U.S. Marshals 15 Most Wanted Fugitives list |
John Ruffo (born November 26, 1954) is an American former business executive, white-collar criminal and confidence man, who in 1998 was convicted in a scheme to defraud many US and foreign banking institutions of over 350 million US dollars. The swindle is considered one of the most significant cases of bank fraud in US history.[1] He has been a fugitive from justice ever since,[2] and is on the U.S. Marshals 15 Most Wanted Fugitives list as of 29 August 2024[update].[3]
Ruffo was the President of CCS, an IBM equipment reseller in New York City, in 1996.[4][5][6]
- ^ "Wanted - John Ruffo". usmarshals.gov. 10 September 2020.
- ^ "Money To Run, But No Skills To Hide". NPR.org. 25 May 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ "15 Most Wanted Fugitives". 22 September 2020. Archived from the original on August 29, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ Kenneth N. Gilpin (June 6, 1996). "Ex-Employee of Philip Morris Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud". The New York Times. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- ^ Bill Atkinson and Gary Cohn (April 22, 1996). "$323.5 million bank fraud's unraveling cuts a wide swath Story unfolds: Despite the millions involved, the loan scheme was relatively simple and its victims went along easily". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
Of that, about $180 million was invested in stocks controlled by Mr. Reiners and John Ruffo, president of CCS Inc., according to court documents, sources and Judd Burstein, Mr. Ruffo's attorney.
- ^ "New York Executive Is Indicted In Connection With Loan Scam". Wall Street Journal. March 7, 1997. Retrieved August 29, 2015.