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Milo Boyd (Gerard Butler), a down-on-his-luck bounty hunter, gets his dream job when he is assigned to track down his bail-jumping ex-wife, reporter Nicole Hurly (Jennifer Aniston).
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They both faced charges stemming from Chicago demonstrations in 1969 but his were dismissed for prosecutorial misconduct while she pleaded guilty to aggravated battery and bail-jumping.
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He pleaded guilty to three criminal indictments last month, including charges of conspiracy, securities fraud, bail-jumping, visa fraud and multiple counts of wire fraud.
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Samuel Israel III Barry Bohrer, a lawyer for Mr. Israel, said he asked the judge to consider his client's age -- namely that he would be 69 years old if he serves the full sentence in the fraud case -- when Mr. Israel would have to begin serving his sentence on the bail-jumping charge.
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District Judge Jack Weinstein in Brooklyn, including charges of conspiracy, securities fraud, bail-jumping, visa fraud and multiple counts of wire fraud.
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Earlier this year, Mr. Israel pleaded guilty to a separate bail-jumping charge after disappearing in 2008 shortly before he was set to being serving his prison term.
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The former hedge fund executive, who disappeared in 2008 shortly before he was set to begin serving his prison term in the fraud case, had faced as much as 10 years in prison on the bail-jumping charge.
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In March, Mr. Israel pleaded guilty to a separate bail-jumping charge and is expected to be sentenced on that charge in July.
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Mr. Tzolov was a co-defendant in Mr. Butler's case until he pleaded guilty to three criminal indictments last month, including charges of conspiracy, securities fraud, bail-jumping, visa fraud and multiple counts of wire fraud.
Ex-Credit Suisse Broker Lied to Clients About Securities 2009
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Mr. Israel faces as many as 10 years in prison on the bail-jumping charge, on top of his sentence for fraud and conspiracy related to his collapsed hedge fund.
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