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  • July 2008

    • Canoe Con Man, Wife Get 6 Years for Fake Death

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jul 23, 08 11:30 AM CDT

      Canoe Con Man, Wife Get 6 Years for Fake Death

      (Newser) - John Darwin didn’t force his wife to help fake his death, a jury ruled today, convicting Anne Darwin on 15 counts of deception and money laundering before the two were each sentenced to 6 years in prison for their $500,000 insurance scheme. Anne’s “marital coercion” defense, which posited that the “canoe man” had been a domineering bully, fell apart when the prosecution showed the couple’s loving and flirtatious emails. More »

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      fraud  • conviction  • John Darwin  • Anne Darwin

  • December 2007

    • Wife of 'Dead' Canoeist Behind Bars

      Guardian (UK)  |  Dec 12, 07 4:37 AM CST

      Wife of 'Dead' Canoeist Behind Bars

      (Newser) - The wife of back-from-the-dead canoeist John Darwin was sent to prison yesterday shortly after she issued a plea through her attorney for a reconciliation with her sons, who publicly disowned their parents after the scandal broke. Anne Darwin is charged with dishonestly obtaining life insurance benefits and a mortgage policy. Her husband is in jail facing similar charges. More »

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      fraud  • mortgage  • jail  • insurance  • John Darwin  • Anne Darwin  • reconciliation

    • 'Dead' Canoeist Reappears Again—in Court

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Dec 10, 07 3:20 PM CST

      'Dead' Canoeist Reappears Again—in Court

      (Newser) - The British man who faked his own death in a canoeing accident only to resurface 5 years later appeared in court today to face formal charges of fraudulently obtaining a life insurance policy and lying to procure a passport, the Telegraph reports. A hearing date of February 4 was set for John Darwin, who spoke only to confirm his identity. More »

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      fraud  • accident  • John Darwin  • Anne Darwin

    • UK Arrests Canoeist's Wife

      BBC  |  Dec 9, 07 1:29 PM CST

      UK Arrests Canoeist's Wife

      (Newser) - John Darwin's wife was charged with fraud today upon her arrival at the UK's Manchester Airport, the BBC reports. Anne Darwin, the wife of the missing canoeist who turned up after being declared dead in 2002, was flying in from Atlanta, where she had sought refuge when her not-dead-after-all husband's ruse was discovered. More »

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      fraud  • John Darwin  • Anne Darwin

    • UK Cops Charge Boater With Fraud

      BBC  |  Dec 8, 07 4:53 PM CST

      UK Cops Charge Boater With Fraud

      (Newser) - UK cops today charged John Darwin, the 57-year-old former teacher who allegedly faked his death in a 2002 canoeing incident, with two counts of fraud—acquiring a money transfer by fraud and lying to get a passport—the  BBC reports. Darwin will remain in custody until a court appearance Monday; police have requested that his wife Anne, 55, believed to be in Miami, contact them "at the earliest opportunity." More »

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      crime  • England  • fraud  • Panama  • John Darwin  • Anne Darwin

    • Darwins Were Planning Panama Canoe Resort

      Times (UK)  |  Dec 8, 07 8:56 AM CST

      Darwins Were Planning Panama Canoe Resort

      (Newser) - The British man who faked his own death in a boating accident had been planning with his wife to open an eco-tourism resort offering idyllic canoeing holidays, the Times of London has discovered. John and Anne Darwin spent almost half a million dollars on property in Panama, including $390,000 on a swath of virgin forest on the banks of Lake Gatun, home to tapirs and toucans. More »

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      fraud  • England  • accident  • missing person  • insurance  • Panama  • eco tourism  • John Darwin  • Anne Darwin

    • 'Dead' Boater's Sons Set to Disown Parents

      Reuters  |  Dec 6, 07 3:30 PM CST

      'Dead' Boater's Sons Set to Disown Parents

      (Newser) - The two adult sons of John Darwin—the man who returned after being thought drowned five years ago—say they're furious with their parents and want nothing to do with them if John's disappearance was part of a plot between them. "How could our Mam continue to let us believe our Dad had died when he was very much alive," they asked in a statement. More »

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      John Darwin  • Anne Darwin

    • Wife in on 'Dead' Boater's Insurance Plot

      Daily Mail (UK)  |  Dec 6, 07 2:42 AM CST

      Wife in on 'Dead' Boater's Insurance Plot

      (Newser) - The wife of a British canoeist declared dead after missing for five years admitted yesterday that she knew her husband was alive before he walked into a police station last weekend claiming to be an amnesiac. Anne Darwin confessed when she was confronted with a photo of herself with her husband, John, in Panama last year, reports the Daily Mail . More »

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      fraud  • England  • missing person  • insurance  • Panama  • John Darwin  • Anne Darwin

    • Police Charge 'Dead' Canoeist With Fraud

      Daily Mail (UK)  |  Dec 5, 07 9:43 AM CST

      Police Charge 'Dead' Canoeist With Fraud

      (Newser) - Police arrested John Darwin, the canoeist who reappeared in London after being presumed dead for 5 years, early this morning on evidence that he and his wife faked his death to defraud their life insurance agency. The mysteriously tanned and fit Darwin had claimed to have no idea where he'd been, but photos of him and his wife in Panama surfaced on the Internet, and his wife recently sold their home and moved to Panama. More »

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      London  • missing person  • John Darwin  • Anne Darwin  • missing boater

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