Facebook Fights Crime
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It seems lately that Facebook has become more of a superhero, capturing criminals across the globe. The popular social networking site caught a burglar in September, after the thief, Jonathan G. Parker, 19, of Fort Loudoun, PA. decided to check his Facebook account while robbing a home, and then left it open after he had left with two diamond rings.
This week, another criminal has been captured, and it’s all thanks to who the fugitive was friends with on Facebook. Maxi Sopo,26, had been living the last few months in Cancun, Mexico after he had fled from the US. According to prosecutors, Sopo who arrived in the US in 2003 after moving from his native country of Cameroon, and worked in Seattle’s nightclubs selling roses until he moved on to bank fraud. In late February of this year, he allegedly drove a rented car to Mexico after learning that federal agents were investigating the fraud scheme. (more…)