From Inventor to Inmate and International Fugitive: The Misadventures of Bernhard Fritsch in the Jaws of US Justice System
Inventor and fugitive from US justice, Bernhard Fritsch. By Paul Serran with guest contributor Frank Parlato On October 6, 2025, Bernhard Eugen Fritsch used passport number X0961855 to take a Lufthansa flight from Mexico City to Munich, Germany. In doing so, he fled the US before sentencing for his conviction on one count of wire fraud, a charge from eight years before. For the US