Wisconsin missing kayaker who faked his own death is sentenced to 89 days in jail
Ryan Borgwardt faces sentencing for obstructing an officer after faking his death and fleeing the U.S., with authorities seeking financial restitution for the extensive search effort.
- Ryan Borgwardt, a Wisconsin man, faked his own drowning last summer to abandon his wife and three children.
- He traveled to Georgia after staging his disappearance, but returned because of his family and faced charges.
- Borgwardt was sentenced to 89 days in jail for faking his death, despite prosecutors seeking a shorter 45-day term.
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Man who faked his own death, fled to Europe, learns sentence after returning to U.S.
GREEN LAKE COUNTY, WI -- A Wisconsin man who faked his own death last year was sentenced in court Tuesday. According to WLUC-6, Ryan Borgwardt, 45, pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of obstruction of an officer in connection with the incident.
·Michigan, United States
Read Full ArticleWisconsin father who faked own death on kayaking trip to be with his online Eastern European fling sentenced to 89 days in jail
Ryan Borgwardt, 45, was sentenced to 89 days in county jail after pleading no contest to a misdemeanor charge of obstructing an officer during his hearing in Green Lake County court on Tuesday.
·New York, United States
Read Full ArticleWisconsin kayaker who faked death to start new life in Europe is sentenced to 89 days
Ryan Borgwardt, accused of plotting an elaborate scheme to fake his death in a kayaking accident and flee the country, pleaded no contest Tuesday to a misdemeanor charge of obstruction.
·United States
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