▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Com mer cial ▁Development ▁Corporation . ▁J aff e ▁sought ▁purch as ers ▁for ▁sub div ided ▁lots ▁of ▁land , ▁but ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁dispute ▁with ▁the ▁original ▁holder ▁of ▁the ▁mort g age ▁on ▁the ▁lots , ▁J aff e ▁issued ▁quit c laim ▁de eds ▁rather ▁than ▁war rant y ▁de eds ▁to ▁purch as ers . ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁J aff e ▁was ▁arrested ▁on ▁twenty - e ight ▁counts ▁of ▁viol ating ▁the ▁Florida ▁Land ▁Sales ▁Pract ices ▁Act . ▁Acc red ited ▁Sure ty ▁& ▁Cas ual ty ▁posted ▁a ▁US $ 1 3 7 , 5 0 0 ▁b ail ▁bond ▁for ▁him . ▁J aff e ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁Canada ▁and ▁applied ▁to ▁natural ise ▁as ▁a ▁Canadian ▁citiz en . ▁He ▁failed ▁to ▁appear ▁at ▁his ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁trial , ▁and ▁was ▁tried ▁in ▁absent ia . ▁AS & C ▁faced ▁for fe iture ▁of ▁its ▁b ail ▁bond ▁if ▁J aff e ▁were ▁not ▁returned ▁in ▁ 9 0 ▁days . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁AS & C ▁employee ▁Daniel ▁K ear , ▁along ▁with ▁independent ▁b ount y ▁h unter ▁T imm ▁Joh ns en , ▁then ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Canada ▁in ▁purs uit ▁of ▁J aff e . ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁they ▁intercept ed ▁J aff e ▁at ▁his ▁a partment ▁building ▁as ▁he ▁returned ▁from ▁jog ging , ▁and ▁took ▁him ▁in ▁their