11/29/11
A fugitive hiding out in Los Algodones has been arrested and returned to the United States.
On Friday night, deputy U.S. marshals coordinated the arrest and return of Michael Jefferson, 28.
Jefferson had previously been found guilty by a Maricopa County jury for several crimes including illegal control of an enterprise, money laundering, fraudulent schemes, taking the ID of another and trafficking the identity of another.
On Thursday, deputy U.S. marshals and Chandler Police Detectives assigned to the Arizona WANTED Violent Offender Task Force developed information that Jefferson had fled into Mexico to avoid capture.
Jefferson was arrested and booked into the Imperial County jail in El Centro to await extradition to Arizona.
According to Mexican authorities, it is believed that Jefferson had started a similar illegal operation during his short stay in Mexico.
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