Most wanted fugitive found in Wales has bank accounts frozen
2025-01-06
Category: news

One of America's most-wanted fugitives, who was arrested in rural Wales after 21 years on the run, has had his UK bank accounts frozen by a court.Daniel Andreas San Diego, 46, appeared before Llandudno Magistrates' Court on a video link from HMP Belmarsh in London on Monday. Police sought a 12-month account freezing order for money held in accounts, pending further inquiries.A police financial investigator said the three accounts, with balances totalling more than £20,000, were in the name of Danny Webb, now identified as Mr San Diego.
District judge Gwyn Jones granted the police application for an account freezing order.Mr San Diego is in custody, awaiting extradition to the United States.
He was arrested in November by the National Crime Agency and North Wales Police at a house in Maenan, near Llanrwst, Conwy, where he was believed to have lived under a false identity for a number of years.Mr San Diego was wanted by the FBI for allegedly bombing two office buildings in San Francisco in 2003. The FBI described him as an "animal rights extremist".