politics
On the run for 20 years, most-wanted fugitive caught hiding as a biotech exec
Ronald Fischer, aka Richard Graydon, was arrested in New York last week.
TL;DR
- Ronald Fischer, a fugitive for over 20 years, was arrested in New York.
- Fischer was wanted for first-degree sexual assault and failure to appear in court since 2005.
- He used the alias Richard Graydon and worked in the biotech industry, including roles at Atossa Therapeutics and Immix Biopharma.
- Fischer fled the US before his trial, stating his intention to live abroad.
- His alleged past includes accusations of rape on his yachts, leading to the revocation of his medical licenses.
- Police identified over a dozen aliases Fischer used.
- He was featured on 'America's Most Wanted'.
- Fischer was arrested on July 16 aboard a sailboat in the East River.