A New York executive caught fleeing to South America was arrested after he tried to purchase a sailboat to escape to South America, according to the prosecutors. Sean Ludwick, a New York real estate executive is ordered held without bail in the Central Islip, Long Island court hearing on Tuesday.
An FBI agent covering as a sailing instructor immediately suspected that Ludwick is hiding something when he tried to swiftly close a deal to buy a sailboat for $400,000. Ludwick, 43, a managing partner and founder of Manhattan-based Blackhouse Development was captured last week when he tried to avoid the prosecution. The NY executive caught fleeing to South America is charged with vehicular manslaughter and drunken driving after a deadly car collision in Southampton in August, according to Fox News.
"This man was absolutely going to flee," Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota said. "The searches clearly show that he wanted to know what country or countries were free of extradition to the United States. He was focusing clearly on Venezuela."
Earlier this month, the NY executive pleaded not guilty in the case filed against him. He was freed on a bail of $1 million, ABC News reports. Prosecutors said that aside from inquiring about buying a 50-foot sailboat, the NY executive was tracked doing searches on countries that don't have extradition treaties with the United States. Ludwick was also researching on how to be an effective liar, trials in absentia, and percentage of bail jumpers who are actually caught. He is said to be eyeing to be in Venezuela.
The Eagle adds that the NY executive caught fleeing to South America made searches on the possibility of purchasing a vessel that could take him to South America while he was in Puerto Rico. Prosecutors also believe that Ludwick tried to run away after learning that he could be imprisoned for up to 32 years if he is proven guilty for vehicular manslaughter.
During the car crash, 53-year-old Paul Hansen, a real estate broker from Sag Harbor was killed. It was reported that the NY executive tried to flee from the scene.
