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TIL after Leo Gao saw that his bank accidentally deposited $10m into his account, he fled New Zealand with his gf & stayed on the run for 2 yrs before being caught. He was paroled after 16 months despite the court assuming that Gao controlled & would have access to the $3.7m that was never recovered

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