▁York ▁Times ▁described ▁him ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁as ▁in ▁his ▁" mid - f ift ies "); ▁he ▁spent ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁as ▁a ▁bank er ▁in ▁Cuba . ▁ ▁Bay ▁of ▁P igs ▁f ias co ▁He ▁first ▁became ▁notable ▁when ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁after ▁having ▁previously ▁joined ▁the ▁Brigade ▁ 2 5 0 6 / Operation ▁ 4 0 ▁organization ▁and ▁particip ating ▁in ▁the ▁Bay ▁of ▁P igs ▁In vas ion ▁( poss ibly ▁in ▁reven ge ▁for ▁F idel ▁Castro ▁having ▁destroyed ▁his ▁liv elihood ; ▁Cart aya ▁had ▁been ▁on ▁very ▁good ▁terms ▁with ▁the ▁former ▁r ul ers ▁of ▁Cuba ), ▁he ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁three ▁years ▁in ▁j ail ▁for ▁his ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁invasion . ▁How ▁he ▁got ▁out ▁of ▁j ail ▁is ▁unclear . ▁ ▁World ▁Fin ance ▁Corporation ▁Back ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁he ▁gar ner ed ▁inf amy ▁when ▁his ▁elaborate ▁financial ▁emp ire , ▁centered ▁around ▁the ▁World ▁Fin ance ▁Corporation ▁which ▁he ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁came ▁crash ing ▁down ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁— ▁the ▁sc andal ▁was ▁estimated ▁to ▁have ▁cost ▁depos itors ▁and ▁tax pay ers ▁on ▁three ▁contin ents ▁more ▁than ▁$ 5 0 ▁million . ▁He ▁was ▁captured ▁using ▁for ged ▁pass ports ▁to ▁leave ▁Miami ▁after ▁esc aping ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁Arab ▁Em ir ates ▁( des p ite ▁the ▁conf is cation ▁of ▁his ▁real ▁pass port