His name is Ted Maher and he is a military or ex-military guy (vet) that has been accused in Monaco for starting a fire and killing someone of importantance.
From what I recall of the story he was being held on bogus charges and that officals in Monaco have refused to release him or let anyone see him. I think they have held him there for like 3 or 4 years.
There is a thread around here somewhere on FR and he is often prayed for on the Canteen Thread
He admitted setting the fire that killed someone. He set the fire, now he should do the time.
American nurse Ted Maher, right, talks with his American lawyer Michael Griffith at Monaco's courthouse Thursday Nov. 28, 2002, during his trial for the arson death of his billionaire employer Edmond Safra on Dec. 3, 1999. Authorities are seeking life in prison for Maher, who claims he never expected the fire he started in a small wastebasket in Safra's luxury Monaco penthouse to rage out of control and kill Safra and another nurse. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)