In reading this story, it sounds like it could have been an episode of 24. From the Wall Street Journal: Adviser Who Made Daring Getaway Is in Police Custody. The adviser allegedly faked his own death by parachuting from a plane and leaving the plane to fly on autopilot. One of the many allegations reportedly being made in the case is that money was moved from a retirement account into a deferred annuity without the client’s knowledge, incurring large penalties.
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