David Friedland

David J Friedland was a politician 1966-1974 before being elected to the senate in 1978. Two years later he was charged with racketeering. While awaiting sentencing he faked his death in a scuba diving accident off Grand Bahama on 2nd December 1985. He travelled extensively on a false passport before setting up a successful diving business in the Maldives. Friedland was arrested in December 1987 and flown back to the US. He was initially sentenced to 7 years in prison, followed by a 15 year sentence to be served concurrently. Friedland served 8 years and was freed in 1997

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Pseudocides involving political figures: John Stonehouse
Unexplained disappearance of a politician: Harold Holt

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