"They'll throw the Facebook at him"

As a fugitive abroad, Maxi Sopo was living a dream, kicking back on the beaches of Cancun by day, partying in the clubs by night.

Then he did two things that are never a good idea when you're on the run: He started posting Facebook updates about how much fun he was having -- and he added a former Justice Department official to his list of friends.

That landed Sopo, 26, in a Mexico City jail, where he is awaiting extradition to Seattle on bank fraud charges. Prosecutors say he and an associate falsely obtained more than $200,000 from banks and credit unions. If convicted, he could face up to 30 years in prison.