How Criminals Fake Their Own Death | The Business of Crime

From a local politician escaping charges of sexual assault to a couple avoiding fraud charges, criminals around the world are attempting to fake their own deaths and escape the woes of their current existence.In The Business of Crime, VICE World News looks at different parts of the criminal economy, separating fact from myth. In this episode, we find out how criminals are trying to fake their own death. Watch more from this series: How to Make Money in Prisonhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBGjXd2B3Gg Is the New York Mob back?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWdNrnZ7vTQ How to Smuggle Million Dollar Goodshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwWpJsVcAP8 Check out the VICE World News playlist for global reporting you won't find elsewhere: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw613M86o5o4S3BXgi3bCiIVuopQxIMgVClick here to subscribe to VICE: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICEAbout VICE:The Definitive Guide To Enlightening Information. From every corner of the planet, our immersive, caustic, ground-breaking and often bizarre stories have changed the way people think about culture, crime, art, parties, fashion, protest, the internet and other subjects that don't even have names yet. Browse the growing library and discover corners of the world you never knew existed. Welcome to VICE.Connect with VICE:Check out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/VICE-VideosVideos, daily editorial and more: http://vice.comMore videos from the VICE network: https://www.fb.com/vicevideoClick here to get the best of VICE daily: http://bit.ly/1SquZ6vLike VICE on Facebook: http://fb.com/viceFollow VICE on Twitter: http://twitter.com/viceFollow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/viceThe VICE YouTube Network:VICE: https://www.youtube.com/VICEMUNCHIES: https://www.youtube.com/MUNCHIES VICE News: https://www.youtube.com/VICENewsVICELAND: https://www.youtube.com/VICELANDTVBroadly: https://www.youtube.com/BroadlyNoisey: https://www.youtube.com/NoiseyMotherboard: https://www.youtube.com/MotherboardTV VICE Sports: https://www.youtube.com/NOCi-D: http://www.youtube.com/iDmagazine Waypoint: https://www.youtube.com/WaypointVICE