Boca man admits he faked his death at sea, agrees to pay $1 million for Coast Guard search

A Boca Raton financial adviser who faked his death last year, setting off an expensive and pointless U.S. Coast Guard rescue mission, pleaded guilty on Monday to communicating a false distress message.

Under the terms of his plea agreement, Richard Winsor Ohrn, 46, has agreed he owes $1 million in restitution for the cost of the search.

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This story was originally published August 9, 2016 at 11:32 AM with the headline "Boca man admits he faked his death at sea, agrees to pay $1 million for Coast Guard search."