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Turkey's 'babyfaced' fraud suspect in jail after three years on run

Mehmet Aydin, wanted since early 2018, is back in Turkey to face an online fraud case that has raised questions about how he remained free for so long in South America.

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Turkish fugitive Mehmet Aydin is pictured in an Interpol red notice for his arrest. — Interpol

After more than three years on the run across South America, Mehmet Aydin’s new home is a COVID-19 isolation cell in a high-security prison as he faces charges that could carry a jail term of more than 75,000 years.

The 30-year-old has been wanted by Turkey since he left the country after allegedly fleecing thousands of Turks in a Ponzi scheme based on an online game similar to FarmVille.

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