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Clark Rockefeller is a suspected con man who disappeared from Boston on July 27, 2008, with his 7-year-old daughter Reigh Boss. The disappearance ignited a weeklong international hunt for him and his daughter that had law enforcement searching from New York to the Caribbean. Rockefeller, also known as Chip Smith and Chip MacLaughlin, is charged with kidnapping his daughter and assaulting a relative, according to court records.
Federal agents grabbed Rockefeller from his newly-purchased house in the Mount Vernon neighborhood in Baltimore, where he had made elaborate arrangements for himself and his daughter. Rockefeller recently divorced Sandra Boss, who is a partner with the manag...
Federal agents grabbed Rockefeller from his newly-purchased house in the Mount Vernon neighborhood in Baltimore, where he had made elaborate arrangements for himself and his daughter. Rockefeller recently divorced Sandra Boss, who is a partner with the manag...
Clark Rockefeller is a suspected con man who disappeared from Boston on July 27, 2008, with his 7-year-old daughter Reigh Boss. The disappearance ignited a weeklong international hunt for him and his daughter that had law enforcement searching from New York to the Caribbean. Rockefeller, also known as Chip Smith and Chip MacLaughlin, is charged with kidnapping his daughter and assaulting a relative, according to court records.
Federal agents grabbed Rockefeller from his newly-purchased house in the Mount Vernon neighborhood in Baltimore, where he had made elaborate arrangements for himself and his daughter. Rockefeller recently divorced Sandra Boss, who is a partner with the management consulting firm McKinsey & Co. He lived for several years in Boston telling people he was related to the monied Rockefellers, which the family has denied.
Federal agents grabbed Rockefeller from his newly-purchased house in the Mount Vernon neighborhood in Baltimore, where he had made elaborate arrangements for himself and his daughter. Rockefeller recently divorced Sandra Boss, who is a partner with the management consulting firm McKinsey & Co. He lived for several years in Boston telling people he was related to the monied Rockefellers, which the family has denied.
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'Rockefeller' says he wants gold coins back to pay attorney
The Associated PressThe man who calls himself Clark Rockefeller wants to get gold coins worth $280,000 back from federal authorities who seized the coins after he was arrested for allegedly kidnapping his 7-year-old daughter. Rockefeller, who authorities say is actually...Tags: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Lawyers, San Marino
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Living A Lie
The Hartford CourantIn "The Changeling" (which opens in movie theaters today), the son of Angelina Jolie's character is kidnapped. Months later, a boy claiming to be her son is brought to her home by authorities, despite the mother's insistence that he's not her son. On...Tags: Corporate Crime, Halloween, Gang Activity, Tom Hanks, Changeling
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Man found in Baltimore faces kidnap charges
BOSTON A German who calls himself Clark Rockefeller has been indicted on kidnapping charges in the alleged abduction of his 7-year-old daughter from a Boston street during a supervised visit in July. Investigators say Rockefeller is really Christian...Tags: Kidnapping
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Man tied to missing San Marino couple indicted in Boston kidnapping case
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterA man wanted for questioning in the disappearance of a San Marino couple was indicted today by a Boston area grand jury for parental kidnapping, assault and providing a false name after his capture. The man, known as Clark Rockefeller, was indicted by...Tags: Lawyers, San Marino, Prosecution, Kidnapping
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Kidnap suspect might be German
Associated PressA Connecticut man says he is convinced the mysterious man accused of kidnapping his own daughter in Boston and taking her to Baltimore, and also wanted for questioning in the 1985 disappearance of a California couple, was a German student who lived with...Tags: Greenwich, Juvenile Delinquency, Federal Bureau of Investigation, San Marino, Prosecution
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The many faces of Clark Rockefeller
Associated PressClark Rockefeller might not be a real descendant of the oil tycoon, but if authorities and reports are to be believed, he sure was a lot of other things: •A German student named Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, who lived with families in...Tags: San Marino, Prosecution
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Man known as Rockefeller now admits knowing Calif. family
Associated Press WriterBlaming a faulty memory, the man who calls himself Clark Rockefeller has repeatedly denied allegations of an alias-filled past and any link to a Southern California couple who disappeared 23 years ago. Now he says he's starting to remember. More than...Tags: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Lawyers, San Marino, Kidnapping
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Suspect 'talked a big story'
Sun ReporterThe man known as Clark Rockefeller slipped into Baltimore months ago with ambitions to restore historic city property, quickly passing himself off as the owner of a local real estate agency with ties to the New York City elite. "He talked a big story,"...Tags: Real Estate Agents, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Mount Vernon, Maritime Accidents, Law Enforcement
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Why did What's-his-name decide to come to our city?
Looks like the Fauxfeller picked the wrong town to disappear in. The saga of Clark Rockefeller, or whoever this orange-haired guy with the black Woody Allen glasses is, took a strange turn through Baltimore, where it began to unravel. I don't even...Tags: Mount Vernon, Chris Rock, Woody Allen, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.
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A new self in Baltimore
Sun ReportersThe suspected con man known to law enforcement as Clark Rockefeller started looking for a new house in Baltimore late last year but only enjoyed his new home in historic Mount Vernon for a few weeks before authorities picked him up. Rockefeller - who...Tags: Corporate Crime, Stock Broking, Real Estate, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Mount Vernon
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Fugitive back in Boston
Sun ReportersThe man known to law enforcement officials as Clark Rockefeller left Baltimore yesterday morning and was extradited to Boston, where he is to face charges of kidnapping his 7-year-old daughter and assaulting a social worker. Rockefeller was arraigned...Tags: Real Estate Agents, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Mount Vernon, Prosecution, Trials
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Rockefeller may have been German student in Conn.
The Associated PressA Connecticut man said today he is convinced the mysterious man accused of kidnapping his own daughter in Boston and wanted for questioning in the 1985 disappearance of a California couple was a young German who lived with his family decades ago....Tags: Personal Data Collection, Federal Bureau of Investigation, San Marino, Interior Policy, Prosecution
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