Glyn Richards, a 45-year-old white collar criminal wanted for defrauding his victims of approximately $5.8 million through a ponzi scheme, was arrested on Friday.The FBI suspected that he had recently fled Pennsylvania and that he may have been hiding out in the Tampa area. On Wednesday, Feb. 4th the FBI contacted Clear Channel Outdoor in hopes of using digital billboards to alert the public. Two days later, Richards was taken into custody as a direct result of a tip that was generated by the billboards.
This was the third time that Clear Channel's digital billboards in Tampa were credited with helping the FBI capture wanted criminals. The first two instances involved local murders. According to Dave Couvertier, Public Affairs Officer for the FBI's Tampa field office, the FBI has captured numerous criminals nationwide, since this service has been provided.
Clear Channel also makes their digital billboards available for Amber Alerts and hurricane evacuation messages.
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Thank you Clear Channel.
Thank You. Thank You. Thank You.
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