A man who spent more than two decades evading US authorities after fleeing during his criminal trial has been arrested aboard a sailboat off the coast of New York.
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Ronald L. Fischer, 70, was taken into custody by US Marshals after investigators traced him to a 56-foot sailing vessel during a multi-agency operation involving the FBI and the US Coast Guard.
According to the New York Post, authorities intercepted the boat about an hour offshore and arrested Fischer without resistance.