Ferrari driver in federal custody
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Immigration officials said Monday that Bo Stefan Eriksson, who nearly two years ago crashed a $1-million Ferrari Enzo while driving at least 162 mph on Pacific Coast Highway, is in custody at an immigration holding facility in Lancaster.
According to wire reports Monday night, Eriksson was there awaiting deportation to Sweden or Germany, but local immigration officials declined to comment.
Eriksson crashed the Ferrari in February 2006, drawing media attention across the nation, and his eccentric personality fueled the story. At one time he allegedly stole high-end cars, and at another time he supposedly headed a violent criminal gang.
He was sentenced in November 2006 to three years in state prison, after pleading no contest to charges of embezzlement and to being a felon in possession of a firearm.
His attorneys had said he was expected to be released early because of time previously served and other allowances.
-- Ari Bloomekatz
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