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January 13th, 2009

Missing pilot captured in Florida

Posted: 11:22 PM ET

(CNN) - Marcus Schrenker, the financial manager authorities say faked his own death in a plane crash after scamming his customers, has been captured after an apparent suicide attempt, Florida and federal authorities said Tuesday.

The man was found in Quincy, Florida, with marks on his body consistent with a suicide attempt, said Lt. Jim Corder, a spokesman for the Gadsden County sheriff's office. He was taken to Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, Corder said.

U.S. Marshals service spokesman Peter Swaim said late Tuesday that the man has been identified as Schrenker. The service is leading the manhunt for Schrenker, who has been missing since Sunday.

He was charged in Hamilton County, Indiana, on Tuesday with unlawful acts by a compensated adviser and unlawful transaction by an investment adviser. Authorities believe Schrenker defrauded investors through three companies he owns before attempting a bizarre and potentially deadly vanishing act.


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