hamptons, that christopher defrauded an elderly couple of at least $100,000 in a real estate deal. and the canadian mounties got the man that everyone else was looking for, arresting christopher at this seaside hotel. >> a simple charge of fraud relating to business transactions and financing schemes. >> christopher eventually pleaded guilty to scamming that elderly couple in canada and agreed to return to the u.s. here, he also entered guilty pleas to the l.a. charges of gun possession and to bribing passport officials and to fraud charges in the hamptons. his sentence, five years in prison, and court-ordered restitution of $1.2 million to the few victims who'd come forward. >> i do believe christopher got a pretty good deal. >> too good a deal, says l.a. detective, george mueller, who'd pursued christopher for years. >> i believe he probably defrauded closer to $5 million, but there are a lot more victims out there. a lot of people just haven't come forward because of the embarrassment to them. >> the charade was over.