alla has see ; ▁Bo yles ▁stated , ▁" It ▁is ▁unusual ▁for ▁a ▁bank ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁sure ty . ▁I ▁wouldn ' t ▁think ▁they ▁would ▁do ▁that ▁unless ▁they ▁had ▁some ▁sort ▁of ▁proof ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁salt ed ▁away , ▁so ▁to ▁speak ". ▁So on ▁after ▁his ▁release ▁from ▁Av on ▁Park ▁Cor re ction al ▁Institution , ▁J aff e ▁returned ▁to ▁Toronto ▁and ▁was ▁reun ited ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁daughter . ▁However , ▁the ▁following ▁month , ▁Sand ers ▁decl ined ▁to ▁dismiss ▁the ▁new ▁fra ud ▁charge . ▁J aff e ▁did ▁not ▁return ▁to ▁Florida ▁for ▁an ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁bank rupt cy ▁hearing , ▁at ▁which ▁a ▁judge ▁granted ▁a ▁motion ▁by ▁att orney ▁Ter rance ▁Schmidt ▁that ▁J aff e ▁be ▁ordered ▁to ▁rep ay ▁$ 4 1 , 5 7 0 ▁he ▁had ▁alleg edly ▁taken ▁from ▁the ▁accounts ▁of ▁his ▁corpor ation . ▁He ▁was ▁found ▁in ▁cont empt ▁of ▁court , ▁and ▁after ▁his ▁failure ▁to ▁attend ▁a ▁sent encing ▁hearing ▁two ▁weeks ▁later , ▁Florida ▁Se vent h ▁Circ uit ▁Judge ▁E . ▁L . ▁East mo ore ▁sent enced ▁him ▁in ▁absent ia ▁to ▁ 1 8 0 ▁days ▁in ▁prison . ▁ ▁Canadian ▁government ▁actions ▁ ▁Investig ation ▁of ▁legal ▁questions ▁on ▁J aff e ' s ▁ab du ction ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁Canada ' s ▁Department ▁of ▁External ▁Affairs ▁began ▁looking ▁into ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁legal ▁questions