 ABC News | Bayou Co-Founder Sam Israel Gives Up After a Month on the Run Bloomberg - By Carlyn Kolker and Sree Vidya Bhaktavatsalam July 2 (Bloomberg) -- Samuel Israel, the hedge-fund firm founder convicted of directing a $400 million fraud at Bayou Group LLC, surrendered to authorities almost a month after he jumped bail to avoid a ... Fugitive former hedge fund boss gives himself up Sam Israel’s wooded hideout |