Molly Conger

And Frank says they came to his house to try to pressure him to provide information about other mercenaries. It seems a little more likely that he's a compulsive liar who got a thrill out of working in this kernel of truth. Because the FBI had just been to his house. That part's true. But they were there to arrest him for mail fraud. But he wasn't lying about his plans for an upcoming move.

And Frank says they came to his house to try to pressure him to provide information about other mercenaries. It seems a little more likely that he's a compulsive liar who got a thrill out of working in this kernel of truth. Because the FBI had just been to his house. That part's true. But they were there to arrest him for mail fraud. But he wasn't lying about his plans for an upcoming move.

After pleading guilty to the mail fraud charge, he skipped out on his sentencing hearing. He packed his bags and he caught a flight to Johannesburg, but South Africa sent him right back. And he was arrested by U.S. Marshals as he was getting off the plane at JFK in June of 1976. And while Marshals were arresting him, his suitcase was loaded off the plane and it went through customs without him.

After pleading guilty to the mail fraud charge, he skipped out on his sentencing hearing. He packed his bags and he caught a flight to Johannesburg, but South Africa sent him right back. And he was arrested by U.S. Marshals as he was getting off the plane at JFK in June of 1976. And while Marshals were arresting him, his suitcase was loaded off the plane and it went through customs without him.

After pleading guilty to the mail fraud charge, he skipped out on his sentencing hearing. He packed his bags and he caught a flight to Johannesburg, but South Africa sent him right back. And he was arrested by U.S. Marshals as he was getting off the plane at JFK in June of 1976. And while Marshals were arresting him, his suitcase was loaded off the plane and it went through customs without him.

Customs officials seized a 9mm Luger pistol because he lacked the proper paperwork to bring the firearm into the U.S. from a foreign country. And inexplicably, there were no additional charges brought for any of that. He wasn't supposed to have a gun at all, and he certainly wasn't supposed to try to flee the continent while awaiting sentencing for a federal crime.

Customs officials seized a 9mm Luger pistol because he lacked the proper paperwork to bring the firearm into the U.S. from a foreign country. And inexplicably, there were no additional charges brought for any of that. He wasn't supposed to have a gun at all, and he certainly wasn't supposed to try to flee the continent while awaiting sentencing for a federal crime.

Customs officials seized a 9mm Luger pistol because he lacked the proper paperwork to bring the firearm into the U.S. from a foreign country. And inexplicably, there were no additional charges brought for any of that. He wasn't supposed to have a gun at all, and he certainly wasn't supposed to try to flee the continent while awaiting sentencing for a federal crime.

I know the 70s were a different time and it wasn't a big deal to bring a gun to the airport, but fleeing the country to avoid going to prison has always been illegal. I'm pretty sure of it. I found a couple of cheeky little articles written a few years later about how the government ended up accidentally giving him that gun back.

I know the 70s were a different time and it wasn't a big deal to bring a gun to the airport, but fleeing the country to avoid going to prison has always been illegal. I'm pretty sure of it. I found a couple of cheeky little articles written a few years later about how the government ended up accidentally giving him that gun back.

I know the 70s were a different time and it wasn't a big deal to bring a gun to the airport, but fleeing the country to avoid going to prison has always been illegal. I'm pretty sure of it. I found a couple of cheeky little articles written a few years later about how the government ended up accidentally giving him that gun back.

It was seized by customs and put into storage while he was in prison. And when he got out of prison, he wrote to the customs office in New York to inquire about it. And they told him they'd return his property if he paid a $244 storage fee. I don't know what that comes out to per month for the four years he was in prison, but that seems steep.

It was seized by customs and put into storage while he was in prison. And when he got out of prison, he wrote to the customs office in New York to inquire about it. And they told him they'd return his property if he paid a $244 storage fee. I don't know what that comes out to per month for the four years he was in prison, but that seems steep.

It was seized by customs and put into storage while he was in prison. And when he got out of prison, he wrote to the customs office in New York to inquire about it. And they told him they'd return his property if he paid a $244 storage fee. I don't know what that comes out to per month for the four years he was in prison, but that seems steep.

And so Frank claims he walked right into the customs office inside the World Trade Center in May of 1980, paid the fee, filled out a form, and they gave him back his gun. A spokesman for the US Customs Service said they had no way of knowing he was a felon.

And so Frank claims he walked right into the customs office inside the World Trade Center in May of 1980, paid the fee, filled out a form, and they gave him back his gun. A spokesman for the US Customs Service said they had no way of knowing he was a felon.

And so Frank claims he walked right into the customs office inside the World Trade Center in May of 1980, paid the fee, filled out a form, and they gave him back his gun. A spokesman for the US Customs Service said they had no way of knowing he was a felon.

Frank said it was all just a half-hearted joke, telling a reporter, all I really wanted to do was test the gun laws to show there really is a need for federal gun legislation. Feds are giving criminals like me our guns back in New York City just for the asking. Federal gun laws are versatile. You know, he's not a great guy, but he does have some quips. You know, he's just out there doing bits.

Frank said it was all just a half-hearted joke, telling a reporter, all I really wanted to do was test the gun laws to show there really is a need for federal gun legislation. Feds are giving criminals like me our guns back in New York City just for the asking. Federal gun laws are versatile. You know, he's not a great guy, but he does have some quips. You know, he's just out there doing bits.

Frank said it was all just a half-hearted joke, telling a reporter, all I really wanted to do was test the gun laws to show there really is a need for federal gun legislation. Feds are giving criminals like me our guns back in New York City just for the asking. Federal gun laws are versatile. You know, he's not a great guy, but he does have some quips. You know, he's just out there doing bits.