A fugitive wanted in a $4.5 million money-laundering scam has been nabbed in Puerto Rico after fleeing the country to escape charges that he used stolen IDs to set up phony medical practices and bill insurance companies.
Arthur Bogoraz fled the United States to the Ukraine a day before his scheduled surrender, but was caught in Puerto Rico after he touched down in a private plane he piloted.
Bogoraz, who was arraigned yesterday in Brooklyn Supreme Court, pleaded not guilty to charges that included insurance fraud, grand larceny, identity theft and money laundering.
State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said Bogoraz stole more than $4.5 million from July 2006 to December 2009.