A fraudster who cheekily tweeted to US authorities to "catch me if you can" after skipping her trial for an insurance scam is now behind bars.
Wanda Podgurski was captured on July 4 in Rosarito Beach, Mexico, a popular retirement spot for American expats only 15 miles south of San Diego.
She pleaded not guilty on Monday to failure to appear while free on bail.
The 60-year-old was sentenced in absentia by a California court last month to more than 20 years in prison and ordered to pay more than $1m in fines and restitution.
Three weeks after her initial tweet on June 5, Podgurski's Twitter feed read: "Help find me before I con anyone else."
Two other posts were links to stories about her vanishing act.
Her profile stated: "On the run possibly in Iran."
New Twitter messages have appeared on the account Newer unverified messages since her capture appear to show she was tired of life on the run.
"For justice sake, I am glad you caught me," reads one tweet.
Podgurski follows 32 people and agencies, many of them FBI branches and other law enforcement authorities.
The District Attorney's Office declined to say how authorities tracked down the taunting fugitive, saying only that information from her Twitter account was turned over to its Computer and Technology Crime High-Tech Response Team, known by the acronym Catch.
Podgurski was convicted of receiving $664,555 in disability payments in January.
While earning $44,000 a year as a clerk for rail service Amtrak, she allegedly held six insurance policies with premiums that topped $60,000.
She made claims with all six insurance companies after reporting that she fell at her home in August 2006.
Private investigators working for the insurers reported seeing her walk up and down stairs without assistance and drive to the shops.
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