This whole situation with Ira Einhorn fascinates me to a degree, mainly because this guy has fought so hard over the past 25 years to evade the US justice system. Yet, in the past 2 weeks, he has essentially become a butt of jokes.
This is from the BBC. Also of note, click on the story from '99 that is to the right of the main story. I generally enjoy reading BBC News. I like to see how stories based here in the States are reported from the other side of the pond.