Mr. Ferguson is the chief executive of Corrections Corporation of America, Nashville, an owner and operator of prisons and other facilities.

Samuel Israel III, a fugitive hedge fund swindler, faked his suicide on the day he was to report to prison.

The surrender of Samuel Israel III to law enforcement officials ended a manhunt that began shortly after he faked his suicide on the day he was to report to prison.

The surrender of Samuel Israel III to law enforcement officials on Wednesday ended a manhunt that began shortly after he faked his suicide on the day that he was to report to prison.

The surrender of Samuel Israel III to law enforcement officials on Wednesday ended a manhunt that began shortly after he faked his suicide on the day that he was to report to prison.

Jeffrey E. Epstein, adviser to billionaires, on Monday left his Caribbean island home and turned himself in to Florida authorities to begin serving an 18-month sentence.

Jeffrey E. Epstein, adviser to billionaires, on Monday left his Caribbean island home and turned himself in to Florida authorities to begin serving an 18-month sentence.

Seemingly conflicting clues reflect the bizarre trajectory of the life of Samuel Israel III, the perpetrator of one of Wall Street’s biggest recent scam, who is now on the run.

A little more than an hour before a former hedge fund manager was to report to prison, his car was found abandoned on a bridge over the Hudson River with “Suicide Is Painless” etched on its hood.

Plenty of criminals head to prison still believing they’re above the law, but William S. Lerach, once a preeminent plaintiffs’ lawyer, takes the cake.