10 Tech CEOs Who Were "Wanted"
#7 William Millard
Company: Computerland Corp.
Date captured: Sept. 12, 2011
William "Bill" Millard was the founder of IMS Associates, makers of the IMSAI series of computers and the electronics retailer ComputerLand. He is regarded as the "father" of modern computer retailing. He is also been called one of the world's most elusive tax exiles.
He and his family moved to Saipan where he removed himself from the public view after selling his company. In September 2011, after 20 years, he was found living in the Cayman Islands and was arrested for $100 million in unpaid taxes.
#6 Jacob Alexander
Company: Comverse Technologies
Date captured: Sept. 27, 2006
Jacob "Kobi" Alexander is an American businessman. He is the founder and the former CEO of New York-based Comverse Technology. In 2006, he was charged with multiple counts of fraud and related offenses pertaining to irregularities in trading of Comverse stock; he subsequently fled to Namibia, a nation which has no extradition treaty with the US.
He managed to transfer over $70 million from his US account to Israel, but was captured and held in Africa. From there, he was forced to pay back $53 million in civil suits. Alexander continued to fight extradition from Namibia and went on to sue his former company for $72 million in severance.
