ene ▁literature ▁and ▁contrib uting ▁to ▁the ▁del in quency ▁of ▁a ▁minor . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁he ▁was ▁arrested ▁for ▁his ▁invol vement ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 6 - year - old . ▁ ▁First ▁fra ud s ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁Mc Con ah y ▁was ▁conv icted ▁for ▁a ▁$ 5 7 , 0 0 0 ▁che que ▁fra ud ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁tried ▁to ▁du pe ▁ten ▁different ▁banks . ▁He ▁was ▁running ▁a ▁travel ▁ag ency , ▁Creative ▁Tra vel ▁Inc ., ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁he ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁one ▁year ▁and ▁one ▁day ▁in ▁j ail ▁on ▁three ▁counts ▁of ▁mail ▁fra ud ▁but ▁failed ▁to ▁appear ▁to ▁start ▁his ▁sentence ▁in ▁April ▁that ▁year , ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁a ▁war rant ▁for ▁his ▁arrest . ▁ ▁He ▁travel led ▁to ▁England ▁around ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁arrested ▁by ▁police ▁and ▁subsequently ▁served ▁four ▁years ▁in ▁j ail ▁for ▁forg ery . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Sec ur ities ▁& ▁Exchange ▁Commission ▁placed ▁se cur ities ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁issued ▁by ▁Mc Con ah y ▁on ▁its ▁Foreign ▁Rest rict ed ▁List . ▁These ▁included ▁" B ank ▁M oney ▁Or ders " ▁in ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁J . P . ▁Morgan ▁& ▁Company ▁Ltd . ▁of ▁London ▁( int ended ▁to ▁be ▁mistaken ▁for ▁the ▁J