Money | Samuel Israel Girlfriend of Fugitive Fund Chief Charged Police say she helped him fake his own suicide and escape By Newser Editors and Wire Services Posted Jun 19, 2008 6:21 PM CDT Copied In this April 14, 2008, file photo, Bayou Group hedge-fund founder Samuel Israel III, right, arrives at the U.S Courthouse in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, File) The girlfriend of a hedge fund swindler whose car was found abandoned in New York has been charged with helping him elude his sentence. Police arrested Debra Ryan today and accused her of aiding and abetting the escape of Samuel Israel III, who bilked investors out of $450 million. He failed to report to prison, and police say he left his car by a bridge and faked his own suicide. Read These Next A former NFL Pro Bowler has died at age 36. Backlash for Trump nominee who said he has 'a Nazi streak.' The massive AWS failure exposed a big problem with the internet. A man ended up dead after trying to steal from Spirit Halloween. Report an error