Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20110413:16:40:00
Were snared in the scam, allegedly masterminded by russian alex simchuck. he's now believed to be in latvia. >> in some respects it is very creative, but it is the old story of women, sex, and liquor. >> reporter: john fitzgibbons is a former federal prosecutor. he says the alleged scam is ingenious because in florida, under the so-called inkeeper's law, when a bill is disputed, even if it is outrageous, the customer has to pay in full or they can be arrested. >> if you're a married man and now you've got a dispute over a bar bill in miami, and the police are called or they threaten to call th...