Washington's Biggest Fraudster Escapes from California Prison

Frederick Darren Berg defrauded investors of over $100 million.by Katie HerzogFrederick Darren Berg is in the wind.U.S. Marshals Service
The Seattle Times reports that Frederick Darren Berg, a Seattle man who ran the state's biggest ever Ponzi scheme and defrauded investors of over $100 million, has escaped from prison.From the Times' Mike Carter:A deputy supervisor in the marshals office in Fresno, Calif., confirmed that Berg, 55, of Mercer Island,is a fugitive after walking away from a work ca