Ohio fugitive on the run for 18 years, arrested in Florida

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – An Ohio man who has been on the run for the past 18 years, was arrested Monday by members of the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force in Miami, Florida.

According to the U.S. Marshals, in 2001, Craig Scanlon, 68, was convicted in federal court of mail fraud, interstate transporting of stolen property, and money laundering after embezzling money and defrauding clients out of nearly $700,000.

In 2007, while on supervised release, Scanlon went on the run.

The U.S. Marshals said over the years, they tracked down leads throughout Ohio, Florida, and Texas, but last week they discovered he was living and working at a Miami Beach hotel.

Scanlon allegedly gave agents the fake name of August Brooke when they approached him.

He is now in custody in southern Florida, but will eventually be brought back to federal court in northern Ohio.

“Incredible work by investigators here in Ohio as well as in Florida led to the ultimate capture of a fugitive who thought he could disappear under a fake name and life in the Miami sun. The Marshals Service will not stop looking for fugitives, no matter how long and how far they run,” said U.S. Marshal Pete Elliott.

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