It has been almost two weeks since authorities say Eric C. Conn broke his ankle monitor and went missing.
His attorney, Scott White, has no idea where he is but says that Conn has made conditions to his surrender.
White said that he found out his client, who used to be known as Mr. Social Security, was on the run eleven days ago.
“I was stunned, because he had gotten such a great deal, it just didn’t make any sense,” said White.
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After pleading guilty in March to leading a fraud scheme that cheated the government out of more than $500 million, Conn was sentenced to 12 years.
White said that Conn felt he had received an unfair sentence compared to the two federal judges who were also in on the scheme.
“And in my view, it’s a legitimate complaint. Is it a reason to run? No. It’s something you deal with at your own sentencing,” said White.
One week ago, White began receiving emails from a man claiming to be Conn, who was using foreign servers to correspond.
“The problem is I can’t communicate with him. I reply to those emails, of course, they bounce,” he said.
Conn’s conditions listed in those emails include for the FBI to publicly state Conn fled because he felt his sentence was unfair compared to the judges, that Conn is non-violent, that he will not be charged with any additional crimes, and to turn himself in to the Kentucky FBI Special Agent.
“Even though he did what he did, he has always been someone that has always done what he told me he was gonna do before,” White.
The emails did not indicate when exactly Conn will turn himself in.
There is a $20,000 reward for anyone who has information that leads to Conn’s arrest.
