Google date test 'nets US fugitive'

[Pseudonym]

You've been Googled!

A suspected US fraudster on the run for a year has reportedly been caught after a woman checked his name on the Google website before meeting him for a date.

LaShawn Pettus-Brown was wanted in Ohio for allegedly siphoning off city funds from restoration projects.

The woman found his name on an FBI arrest warrant after using the Google search engine and contacted authorities, local media reported.

Analysts say using web engines to check people's credentials is now common.

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[alset]

Yeah, I saw this the other day. Pretty amazing that he wasn't found when he appeared on TV but gets caught like this. You would think a fugitive would be smart enough to keep a lower profile.

Dan

 

[coolsoldier]

With a name like LaShawn Pettus-Brown, I guess that would work. Of course for the "Joe Smith"'s of the world, you can't just look them up by their name

 

[michaelrjohnson]

Originally posted by coolsoldier
With a name like LaShawn Pettus-Brown, I guess that would work. Of course for the "Joe Smith"'s of the world, you can't just look them up by their name

Good Point.

 

[MrMacMan]

Ugg..

Moron.

Come on... VERY low profile...

Idiot.