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A 78-year-old multimillionaire orchestrated a sprawling plot to bust out of a Florida jail, putting together a team of people to help him flee to France and escape child pornography charges, according to local authorities.

John Manchec’s alleged plan was laid out by Indian River County Sheriff Eric Flowers at a Monday news conference. Flowers explained that the escape attempt had revolved around an April 12 doctor’s appointment, but that a tipster—one of the people allegedly recruited to help Manchec escape—had alerted deputies ahead of time.

“Essentially, the plan comes down to this,” Flowers said, according to the Associated Press. “These folks that are on the outside are going to wait until Manchec has a doctor’s visit, and they are going to take out our corrections staff while he’s out at the medical facility.”

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