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
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Friedland
Pseudocides involving political figures: John Stonehouse
Unexplained disappearance of a politician: Harold Holt