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Cohen was finally turned over to U.S. authorities on October 27th, 2005. He had spent 6 years on the lam, hiding in Mexico and siphoning his money to offshore accounts via a system of shell companies. He was first apprehended by Mexican authorities on grounds of immigration violations. Cohen had been considered a fugitive by the U.S. Justice Department since May, 2001.<ref>[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/10/28/sexdotcom_cohen_arrested/ The Register.co.uk]</ref>
 
Cohen was finally turned over to U.S. authorities on October 27th, 2005. He had spent 6 years on the lam, hiding in Mexico and siphoning his money to offshore accounts via a system of shell companies. He was first apprehended by Mexican authorities on grounds of immigration violations. Cohen had been considered a fugitive by the U.S. Justice Department since May, 2001.<ref>[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/10/28/sexdotcom_cohen_arrested/ The Register.co.uk]</ref>
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The domain was later sold for for a rumored $14 million to [[Michael Mann]], and owner of various Internet companies;<ref>[http://www.domainnamenews.com/domain-sales/sexcom-foreclosure/7208 DomainNameNews.com]</ref> he later filed for bankruptcy and the sale of sex.com was announced and cancelled at least once.<ref>[http://news.techworld.com/personal-tech/3217747/sexcom-sale-halted-by-bankruptcy News.TechWorld.com]</ref> He then sold it though an auction with [[Sedo]] for $13 million to [[Clover Holdings]].<ref>[http://namemon.com/auctions/47-sedo/113-sex-sells Namemon.com]</ref>
    
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