A Wisconsin man who staged his own death and fled abroad has been sentenced to 89 days in jail for obstructing law enforcement.
Ryan Borgwardt, 45, was reported missing on Aug. 12, 2024, after a kayaking trip on Green Lake. His overturned kayak, fishing gear, and cellphone were found in the water, leading authorities and his wife of 22 years to believe he had drowned, The Washington Post reported. Volunteers, sonar teams and cadaver dogs spent weeks searching, while his wife and three children were left to grieve.
In reality, Borgwardt had staged the disappearance. Investigators later discovered he had planned his escape for months: applying for a new passport, transferring money overseas, taking out a large life insurance policy, and communicating with a woman he had met online. He even reversed a vasectomy in anticipation of starting a new life, prosecutors said.
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