A pilot who once smuggled tonnes of drugs for Colombian cartels during Miami’s "cocaine cowboys" era in the 1980s has been convicted of playing a key role in a fraud ring that stole at least 150 cars using a fake paper trail. Mickey Munday, 72, was found guilty by a federal jury of mail fraud and conspiracy charges, each of which carries a maximum 20-year prison sentence. Several others in the fraud ring previously pleaded guilty and testified against Munday, saying his role was transporting the cars and hiding them until they could be sold. He frequently bragged about his exploits in media interviews and social media posts, and had a starring role in the 2006 documentary Cocaine Cowboys. "It was a scheme that stole cars with paper."

Source: Evening echo January 17, 2018 20:15 UTC