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When will criminals learn that using Facebook while they're on the lam is a terrible idea? If you really want to stay out of jail, those friend requests, status updates and application invites can probably wait. But once again, a fugitive wasn't able to resist the temptation of the social-networking site, and he's paying for it.According to the Associated Press, U.S. marshals busted 39-year-old Christopher Crego on Wednesday, who'd skipped out on a sentencing hearing for a long list of charges, while he was at work. Just how did authorities know where he worked? Apparently, Crego posted the name and location of his employer (a Terre Haute, Indiana tattoo parlor) on both his Facebook and MySpace page. Lockport, New York police logged on and saw the information, and then they passed it on to federal authorities. Just to rub it in, the Lockport cops posted this message on Crego's wall: "It was due to your diligence in keeping us informed that now you are under arrest."
Talk about adding insult to injury. Apparently, Crego wasn't well versed in Facebook's privacy settings. If he was, the foolish fugitive might've survived to tattoo (and browse Facebook) one more day. [From: Associated Press/Huffington Post]
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Subscribe to commentsAJAFeb 8th 2010 10:53AM
DUMB -- DUMB-DUMB -- DUMB~
who else is on daytime stupid patrol with me??! lol
pootFeb 8th 2010 10:59AM
I encourage all criminals to continue posting to FaceBook, and also keep videotaping your crimes... it makes it a lot easier to catch and prosecute you...
hookmrlFeb 8th 2010 4:05PM
must have been some colts fans or nobama voters lol
CoreyRFeb 8th 2010 2:59PM
This story is so accurate. I work as a bailiff for a state court system and part of my job is tracking down missing claimaints. Now, these are not criminals, quite the opposite in fact, they are people who have open claims on file in our system and who have "disapeared" from that system. How do I find them? I do not drive to their last known address and ask around for them. That would take to long. I check their online records in the state system, I google them, and yes, I find them, quite frequently on myspace, twitter, and facebook. You would be amazed at the number of people who list their phone numbers and addresses on their social networking site.
badge9448Feb 8th 2010 3:50PM
This is no big deal-we always hear how they stupidly get caught and now this is just a new twist.Criminals are stupid, no doubt about that that-the bulging penal system is proof that your dumb ass will get caught.I was a NYC correction officer for 20 years and thanks to them, they made that pension possible,lol.