They say Walt Disney World is the "happiest place on Earth," but I think they'll make an exception for our man Quashon Burton here:
Federal official Jeff Andre was vacationing at Walt Disney World's Animal Kingdom near Orlando last month when he spotted a man who looked familiar.
The man resembled Quashon Burton, 31, who authorities say went on the run in New York City last November after allegedly using fraudulent documents to obtain coronavirus relief aid.
A criminal complaint alleged Burton stole the identities of at least four people to get nearly $150,000 in government loans aimed at struggling businesses during the pandemic.
Andre was familiar with the suspect. As an inspector with the United States Postal Inspection Service, he was involved in the case and had signed Burton's arrest warrant.
And, in an incredible stroke of luck, the fugitive he'd been looking for in New York appeared to also be vacationing on the same day at the same Florida theme park.
Wouldn't you have loved to have seen those two guys lay eyes on each other at the park?
Actually Mr. Burton was unaware he'd been made, thankfully:
Andre alerted Disney World security, who in turn notified the local Orange County Sheriff's Office. And so began a process that ended with Burton behind bars – all because of the two men's overlapping vacations at "the happiest place on Earth."
