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I don't like stories that end in cliffhangers. Will he or won't he be home for Christmas???

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[โ€“] just_another_person@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Guy got away pretty clean and they don't know where he is. Why the fuck would he come back?

[โ€“] Ajen@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

A digital forensic analysis of his laptop also found he communicated with a woman from Uzbekistan, created a new bank account, wiped his computer and inquired about moving funds to foreign banks.

Sounds like a romance scam to me. He's probably hiding from the immigration authorities in whatever country he's in and has no other options.