Let’s face it, lot of Gringos think they are best thing to ever to happen to Costa Rica, and unlike other “immigrants,” bring only positive things to the table. Ideas such as sustainable agriculture, music festivals and Chakra cleansings are great and all, but anyone with a clue will tell you when America sends its people, they’re not exactly sending their best. So, to shut up the loud mouthed Gringo Expats, The CR Post has compiled a list of the Top 5 Scumbag Gringos Ever to be Arrested in Costa Rica.
Come on #4 and #5 are a joke. Cuba Dave? Not that I condone that but were any of the girls underage? If so, he needs to go down hard. If not, who cares, prostitution is legal in Costa Rica.
As for Petttibone, what he did was wrong but all he did was scam some investors in the US and took off down to Costa Rica. There is no evidence he was committing any crimes in Costa Rica. And no evidence his investors were senior citizens losing their life savings.
What about all of the gringos that were actually scamming US senior citizens out of their life savings in boiler rooms operating from Costa Rica? To name a few: Glen Adkins, Michael Mangarella, Geoffrey Ramer, Jeffrey Bonner, Patricia Clark, Warren Tonsing, Paul Toth, Zach Tart, Cody Burgsteiner, Darra Shephard, Giuseppe Pileggi, and about 20 more I cannot even remember. Let alone the hundreds never caught or Leimer who was smart enough to marry a Tica ASAP and get citizenship.
I would not put these people above the child molesters but what kind of person sits in a boiler room all day and tries to extract the life savings of old, senile people? Fucking sick bastards and about as low as you can get in our society. They should be treated like child molesters in prison.
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#1 Walter Edward Myer; Indicted on 114 counts of sexual abuse of a minor, five counts of sodomy of a minor, and one count of production of child pornography it’s pretty fair to say that Walter Myer is one sick puppy. A former Teacher at an all male military boarding school in Alabama, Captain Myers used his position to prey on some of the boys who were entrusted to his care. After three students came forward in 1996, Myer was indicted on 114 counts of sex crimes against children. Walter, who was 68 at the time of his capture, fled to Costa Rica after his indictment.
#2 William “Wild Bill” Holbert
Arrested on the Costa Rica/Nicaragua border on July 26, 2010, White Supremacist and admitted Serial Killer William “Wild Bill” Holbert may be the most movie worthy scumbag on this list. Although Nicaraguan authorities get the credit for this bust, he was arrested on the Costa Rica border and therefore technically still qualifies for a spot on our list.
#3 John Wesley Saatio
Long time readers of The CR Post will already be familiar with John “Neck Tattoo” Saatio, the hard to catch sex offender from Michigan that escaped US authorities in Wisconsin last year. Convicted of Burglary and sex with a child, Saatio somehow made his way to Costa Rica before being caught by the Fuerza Publica, escaping again, then finally being caught and deported for good.
#4 Richard Allen Pettibone
From February 2003 to February 2006 Richard Pettibone operated Benten Investors out of his home in Alexandria, NY. Using phony statements to avoid too many questions, Richard was secretly using his investor’s funds for his own personal pursuits. Along with his then girlfriend Debbie Clark, Pettibone used the investors’ money to purchase two homes and a $400,000 yacht.
# 5 Cuba Dave Strecker
Probably the least deserving of jail time on the list, but a scumbag none-the-less, Cuba Dave Strecker made the news last year when he was arrested for violating a seldom enforced law that prohibits promoting Costa Rica as a sex tourism destination via his website CubaDave.com. The website, to which Cuba Dave claims to have had no knowledge of prior to his arrest, purportedly contained thousands of photos he had taken of prostitutes over the years.
#2 William “Wild Bill” Holbert
Arrested on the Costa Rica/Nicaragua border on July 26, 2010, White Supremacist and admitted Serial Killer William “Wild Bill” Holbert may be the most movie worthy scumbag on this list. Although Nicaraguan authorities get the credit for this bust, he was arrested on the Costa Rica border and therefore technically still qualifies for a spot on our list.
#3 John Wesley Saatio
Long time readers of The CR Post will already be familiar with John “Neck Tattoo” Saatio, the hard to catch sex offender from Michigan that escaped US authorities in Wisconsin last year. Convicted of Burglary and sex with a child, Saatio somehow made his way to Costa Rica before being caught by the Fuerza Publica, escaping again, then finally being caught and deported for good.
#4 Richard Allen Pettibone
From February 2003 to February 2006 Richard Pettibone operated Benten Investors out of his home in Alexandria, NY. Using phony statements to avoid too many questions, Richard was secretly using his investor’s funds for his own personal pursuits. Along with his then girlfriend Debbie Clark, Pettibone used the investors’ money to purchase two homes and a $400,000 yacht.
# 5 Cuba Dave Strecker
Probably the least deserving of jail time on the list, but a scumbag none-the-less, Cuba Dave Strecker made the news last year when he was arrested for violating a seldom enforced law that prohibits promoting Costa Rica as a sex tourism destination via his website CubaDave.com. The website, to which Cuba Dave claims to have had no knowledge of prior to his arrest, purportedly contained thousands of photos he had taken of prostitutes over the years.
