On。a。brisk。day。in。November。1998,。a。doughy。balding。Brooklyn。computer。salesman。was。supposed。to。report。to。prison。to。begin。serving。a。17-year。sentence.。He。rented。a。Ford。Taurus.。Drove。to。Queens。to。turn。in。the。ankle。monitor。he。had。been。wearing.。He。took。$600。out。of。an。ATM.。Headed。to。JFK。airport.。And。vanished.。His。name。was。John。Ruffo.。The。crime。he。had。committed。was。outlandish.。Using。forged。documents。and。fake。corporate。seals,。he。persuaded。banks。to。loan。him。$350。million.。He。invented。a。nonexistent。proposition。that。he。called。“Project。Star”。and。he。used。the。money。to。gamble。the。millions。on。the。stock。market,。becoming。one。of。Wall。Street’s。high-rollers.。When。the。FBI。caught。wind。of。his。swindle,。they。set。up。a。sting.。At。his。sentencing,。prosecutors。made。an。unthinkable。mistake.。They。agreed。to。let。John。Ruffo。drive。himself。to。prison.。What。followed。was。one。of。the。longest。and。most。challenging。manhunts。in。the。history。of。the。U.S.。Marshals。Service.。We。discover。a。man。whose。life。was。a。hall。of。mirrors.。Secret。identities,。unlikely。affiliations,。and。bogus。companies。are。uncovered.。Was。he。secretly。helping。an。elite。unit。of。FBI。spy-hunters。lure。Soviet。scientists。to。defect?。Did。he。cut。a。deal。with。the。mob。to。help。him。disappear?。Was。that。him,。seated。behind。home。plate。at。Dodger。Stadium?。We。join。the。chase。as。the。Marshals。try。and。resolve。a。case。that。has。baffled。and。bewildered。generations。of。their。colleagues,。crossing。the。globe。to。ask。one。pressing。question:。Have。you。seen。this。man?