He hired Doorbal, a gym rat and steroids abuser, as a part-time employee and cut him in on a lucrative Medicare fraud scheme. "Lugo and Doorbal, on the other hand, they wanted to live that life," Ferrer continued. "He thought he was smarter than anybody else," Jimenez added. They're looking at the dent of the car, and they say, 'I don't She made it onto the pages of Penthouse magazine, but filled the rest of her time as an exotic dancer. and, strangely, despite his ordeal, Schiller did not report it to "They also needed Krisztina," said Levine. gym. "They plied you with alcohol for three straight days" Roberts noted to Schiller. "Did Marc Schiller "So they went to Home Depot and bought a chain saw. there accusing them," said Schiller. Another gang member would dump Frank Griga's yellow Lamborghini on the side of the road, in the swampy Florida Everglades. Jimenez. After his release, invited her in and introduced her to two muscle-bound men that were I would imagine most CPAs in Miami have," she explained. a way of convincing people to do things they didn't want to do.". [4], The gang had varying plans and made attempts to kidnap Schiller. for her testimony. Weeks would pass, Frank Griga and Krisztina Furton, Danny Lugo and Adrian Doorbal were set "Why are you alive?" "They're waiting for him to drive by to stage this accident," Ferrer explained. She knew all the gang's secrets and details of their plots, though she believed they were undercover CIA agents. they're both dead -- Frank Griga and Krisztina Furton. Real-life role: Sun Gym Gang mastermind A New York native with a smooth tongue and a disarming smile, Lugo was fresh from serving a 15-month federal prison stint for fraud when he landed at. Having forced him to sign over his assets, the Sun Gym gang, led by "We were parked right there," the man said, standing with Roberts in "So you have a missing Hungarian couple and a Lamborghini," Roberts noted. "They basically go 'He's not goin' to the cops he's involved in Medicare fraud. "Him and Jorge Delgado started a mortgage business. Schiller's nightmare started just as he was about to head for home after work. At the same time, he remained in Colombia. "While they were beating you?" And that was their attempt to kill him. This is what we would call the gang headquarters," said Jimenez. "I'm a good hearted person. [10], On May 25, 1995, after several meetings, Doorbal killed Griga during a fight at his apartment. "Doorbal was just an evil, he reminded me of just an evil guy," said Garafalo. Seven years after opening Sun Gym, accountant John Mese was on the verge of ditching the enterprise. "Were you satisfied with the verdict? Today, while Schiller refuses to talk about the charges, he does say who knows how many of these people Free Workout. " in the Everglades, on the Alligator Alley that goes from Ft. Lauderdale to Naples," said Ferrer. Whether your goal is to get stronger, lose weight, look better, get moving or spend time with friends, Odessa CrossFit will deliver the results. Short of bringing him back? He has a lot of money, more money than. She knew all the gang's secrets and details of their Danny Lugo learned about Schiller from Jorge Delgado, who also worked out at Sun Gym. "It was one of those days in Miami where a storm was coming in," Schiller recalled. "They turned the car off and as he's driving by they're cranking it and the car won't start and he goes driving by. wasn't involved in that at all.". Danny Lugo had convinced her he was a spy on a secret mission. And we were all in a panic," he said. " when you have a case that's that grotesque and you know people suffered what do we do to bring justice to the victims of this case, either in their name or for their surviving members ," said Rundle. With the little money he had, he spent a lot of it at the Solid Gold Delgado wanted revenge and told Lugo that Schiller would be an easy mark. "About three and then I gave up," said Schiller. deserve to go to prison? "So you have a missing Hungarian couple and a Lamborghini," Roberts noted. making faces like a goofball," said Ferrer. I'm grabbed from behind by three guys," said Schiller. Marc Schiller. It's a moment Judge Ferrer will never forget. actually been to the house the last time they were seen alive and they I'll come to Miami,'" said Schiller. [4], In total, there were seven failed abductions. "They put him in his Toyota 4Runner, his SUV," said Ferrer. "And the doctor said, 'You can't move him. [5] Eighteen years later, the story was too much for Hollywood to resist. Join Facebook to connect with Jorge Delgado and others you may know. He calls his lawyer," said Ferrer. The last of the muscle heads would be busted when Danny Lugo's girlfriend, Sabina Petrescu, told police that Lugo was hiding out in the Bahamas. They were living there and partying in his home," Ferrer explained. He called his [4] The Sun Gym gang then took Schiller to Delgado's warehouse. know it's not a big dent, yeah but we ran him over, and we backed over "And I go, 'No, no, no, no. Even now, with a big Hollywood movie, he won't get a dime. Krisztina. "They drove the van with Schiller inside into the warehouse.". Asked why, she told Roberts, "They needed Krisztina because if Frank was missing, Krisztina was going to go to the police, 'cause why wouldn't she go to the police? "Money was there for him to make other people happy and to play, to buy toys," she said. come with me and help me collect.'". The boss was Danny Lugo, the same man at the center of the Krisztina Furton-Frank Griga murder case. Prosecutors said Delgado was able to get Mese, who at the time was. I wasn't involved in that at all.". Jorge Delgado seems to have a lot to look forward to these days at Gulfstream Park, where he is scheduled to saddle Hy Kodiak Warrior for Saturday's $75,000 Sea of Tranquility Stakes. He'd been told about it by a woman who once dated Frank Griga. They backed out about a "I thought they were gonna take me and kill me," he said. co-conspirator was sentenced to two years imprisonment for his In return for testifying in favor of the state, Delgado was sentenced to two prison terms of 5 and 15 years. "Very handsome couple, they looked like they were made for each other," Jimenez explained. They're looking at the dent of the car, and they say, 'I don't know it's not a big dent, yeah but we ran him over, and we backed over him, I mean he must be dead,'" Ferrer continued. Marc Schiller did not commit that $14 million worth of Medicare fraud.". It's a moment Judge Ferrer will never forget. months?" "The flames revive him enough that he stumbles out of the car and towards the road.". I'll come to Miami,'" said Schiller. "And they started chopping the body parts. Roberts asked Schiller. [30] On 15January2003, Mese was sentenced to 30 years imprisonment for one count of Conspiracy to Commit Racketeering. And I've tried serial killers," Ferrer said. They make identification. "I guess its divine intervention. he was reaching for the skies, " Griga continued. "And the doctor said, 'You can't move him. Delgado wanted revenge and told Lugo that Schiller She made it onto the pages of the trial, he was surrounded by armed FBI agents who arrested him on Within hours, they reached their verdict: Daniel Lugo was found guilty of first-degree murder in the deaths of Krisztina Furton and Frank Griga. The seven members of the gang would do time. "As I was sentencing him, Danny Lugo was standin' there lookin' at "Did you fear that Delgado and Lugo were going to come to hospital to finish the job?" was a CIA agent. She was a finalist in the Miss Romania contest in 1990, then came to the United States to begin a modeling career. They are now both CBS News consultants. That's my friend Frank. Their case was the bizarre kidnapping of another Miami millionaire. "I was in a coma when they picked me up," he told Roberts. Roberts asked. They told me my death sentence," said Schiller. It would be months before Schiller could grasp the full horror of how he ended up half dead at Jackson Memorial, Miami's top trauma center. "Sorry. Petrescu would play a crucial role as police continued gathering more Sabina Petrescu, the magazine model-turned stripper, had quite a Noel [Adrian] Doorbal, on the other hand, he was joking. The film, released by Paramount Pictures, is part of Viacom, a company affiliated with CBS. out at Sun Gym. Felix Jimenez, now retired from the Metro-Dade Police homicide department, was the lead detective on the case. "Well, guilty, yeah, but -- I don't believe in the -- death penalty," he replied. "Yeah. "So you had your .45 with you?" "This case was what made me who I am today, a career prosecutor," said Levine. The "He felt betrayed," Roberts noted to Levine. "I was starved. Well, at that point, you can't let the guy live so they decide he's gotta go.". of the world until May 24, 1995. "And they get back to their place, and they go, 'You think we killed him?' family, telling his wife to take their two young children and flee to He was desperate for money and sometimes worked at the Sun Gym. [19] She acquired the help of Judi Bartusz a friend of Furton and the two entered the empty house together. That would be one of the last meals the Sun Gym gang intended for Schiller to have as Lugo put his final plan into action. Daniel Lugo, seen here, was the manager of Sun Gym, where he met Jorge Delgado, Marc Schiller's former protg. "Miami was riveted as to this attractive Hungarian couple you know, this yellow Lamborghini found in the Everglades and that they're missing and they continue to be missing.". bad accident,'" he said. endured, that -- nobody deserves that," she said. And that was their attempt to kill him. " and as soon as they grabbed him the guy grabbed the steering wheel he was screaming the co-conspirator told Roberts. The Sun Gym gang left a massive, bloody trail of evidence. everyone proud because he went from nowhere to a millionaire on his own Detectives learned Lugo was the leader of a group made up of drifters But according to Du Bois and Schiller, when they finally did sit down with the cops "They've never listened at all," said Schiller. We'll shake him down'" said Ferrer. "They never returned the money to "He was treated like a prisoner of war or actually worse. All that changed, though, when a police made a stunning discovery. He called his family, telling his wife to take their two young children and flee to Colombia. Incredibly, one of Schiller's torturers, Jorge Delgado - the Sun Gym member who had first told Lugo about Schiller and his millions - ended up helping the federal government make their case. Jorge Delgado snitched on Lugo and Doorbal. Roberts asked. "As they're walking the halls of Jackson Memorial Hospital looking for him, he's on an air ambulance flight to New York," said Ferrer. [4] For weeks, the gang made Schiller tell a series of stories and, under pressure, sign over all of his assets, making dozens of requests for his autographs. "When we got to the warehouse," said Schiller, "they called the boss.". He's my old boyfriend," Levine explained. Well, at that Jimenez explained. "Why didn't either of you go to the police at that point?" And this is what these guys -- broke short. We got our next victim.". So, in November 1994, as Marc was leaving his restaurant, he was abducted by a group of men. "Danny was a big muscular guy," said Jimenez. Finally, after multiple attempts, the "gang that couldn't shoot "I thought they were gonna take me and kill me," he said. "And they left those hands, heads and feet in buckets at the 31 mile marker," Levine continued. Schiller would eventually tell police a wild story -- that five As investigators put the pieces together, Marc Schiller's kidnap story echoed like thunder. "These were inept, incompetent people, but they were at the same time malicious and cold-blooded murderers.". First published on April 28, 2013 / 11:56 AM. The Medicare fraud that made Schiller such an easy target for the gang had come back to haunt him. April 28, 2013 / 11:56 AM "At this point, we realized that something bad -- something bad had happened to this couple," said Sam Garafalo. Al Harper phoned Ed Du Bois III and they began to collaborate with the police investigation. Get him all drunk," said Judge Alex Ferrer. He'd been told about it by a woman Short of bringing him back? Ferrer wondered. [4] Meanwhile, the Sun Gym Gang, after hearing of no one being admitted into the morgue, started calling the area hospitals. Griga paused before continuing. Zsuzsanna had seen her brother's love for the glittery side of the American dream. So these geniuses take this chainsaw back to Home Depot and return it," said Ferrer. but real sick," Schiller said. case. Therefore, they only made minor inquiries into the case. You just don't. In the frenetic haze of the intensive care unit -- burned and bruised, his pelvis broken -- Marc Schiller tried to tell his story of abduction and torture to nurses, doctors -- anyone who might listen. "How many times did you insist you had been kidnapped?" Schiller would eventually tell police a wild story -- that five months before the murders of Frank and Krisztina, Schiller himself had been grabbed by a gang. "This is where the Sun Gym was located. Police would soon learn that Lugo was a burley ex-convict who had served time for running a phony loan scam operation. He'd used Schiller's sympathy to get work as his gofer and . now, she wouldn't tell detectives where Lugo was. would drag on for 10 weeks, overseen by Katherine Fernandez Rundle, the consideration," said Ferrer. "We had more than that. In the Hollywood feature, "Pain and Gain", Mark Wahlberg's character depicts the depravity. Bingo. I told Delgado that Lugo would get him in trouble one day. Asked if he was money hungry, Barrientos told Roberts, "Yes.". All that changed, though, when a police made a stunning discovery. Ferrer wondered. " told him, 'The eagle has landed.' So it's like the Keystone Cops gone bad.". But the chain saw doesn't have enough power. Eighteen years later, the story was too much for Hollywood to resist. Frank in the bedroom. Schiller would reunite with his family in Colombia. "His wealth did afford him certain luxury items," Roberts noted. United States to begin a modeling career. Roberts asked. Home Depot and return it," said Ferrer. Petrescu, told police that Lugo was hiding out in the Bahamas. Danny Lugo learned about Schiller from Jorge Delgado, who also worked out at Sun Gym. It's still very hard after 17 years.". That's when Doorbal and Lugo reached for an ax. [24] A month later, information about the missing body parts was supplied by an anonymous caller. "He's trying to convince the nurse to give him a phone, because he says he was kidnapped. [4] Noel Doorbal worked part-time at the gym alongside Lugo. View the profiles of people named Jorge Delgado. By May of 1995, five months after his harrowing escape, the Sun Gym gang had burned through all of Marc Schiller's money. of the muscle heads would be busted when Danny Lugo's girlfriend, Sabina "When I left Schiller was sitting in the chair he was taped [3], In 1993 Daniel Lugo was the manager of the Sun Gym, a bodybuilder hangout in Miami Lakes, Florida. Prosecutor Levine would eventually lead the investigation and try the case. "But this case really got to me.". The house was now confiscated and became government property. He's my old they're on some secret mission for the government," he continued. We don't know where he is.". "Him and Jorge Delgado started a mortgage business. But according to authorities, it wasn't until April 1995, four months after his escape, that Schiller contacted police. picked me up at the airport and they explained that they just had, you You can't claim misidentification. [31] He served only seven years in jail and was released from the Everglades Correctional Institution in West Dade on September27, 2002. who they claimed stole $200,000 from a gym member named Jorge Delgado . "I mean we had so many cops it wasn't even funny," said Garafalo. We don't know where he is.". "Doorbal would yell, 'Fire! Marc Schiller has just released his tell-all tale, "Pain and Gain - The Untold True Story". missing person that we would respond. Garafalo came and picked me up at the airport and they explained that they just had, you know, they had the bodies. She said her boyfriend wasn't a criminal. Trump motion to declare mistrial in E. 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Jorge Delgado, another associate, helped them find their first victim. The two crimes would become one huge case -- a case that Judge Alex Ferrer, now TV's "Judge Alex", and Miami-Dade prosecutor Gail Levine would never forget. "You believe the jury got it right?" State Attorney for Miami-Dade County. "His jail sentence is what he did, but the pain and suffering that he I guess they came at 10 to look for me, to kill us all, all three of us," said Schiller. "He was a steroid freak. When this didn't work out, he remained at the gym first as the back-office manager in the weight room before ending up as a desk clerk. accident to kidnap Schiller. his CPA license, he had a medical billing business that did very well," "Of all the cases I've tried this is by far the most fascinating case," said Ferrer. "The call was unusual because the story was so bizarre," said Du Bois. "It's a true rags-to-riches story," said Roberts. (CBS News) MIAMI -- Zsuzsanna Griga will never forget the kidnapping of her brother, Frank, and his girlfriend, Krisztina Furton in 1995. [11] At this meeting, Lugo and Doorbal posed as serious business men, offering Griga investment opportunities. The torture and the beatings and the -- the attempts to kill him and all of that. She chose not to call the police. "They'd been partying and going to strip clubs, and dropping "We had more than that. It was Delgado's relationship with Lugo that caused a rift between Delgado and the Sun Gym Gang's first victim: Marc Schiller. It was losing money, so he hired a conman named Daniel Lugo who immediately convinced Meese that he should be head manager. Search warrants were executed for the homes of Lugo and Doorbal and their associates. [13] Krisztina Furton, Griga's girlfriend, was also at the apartment talking to Lugo in a separate room to Doorbal and Griga. Schiller's sister ripped the medical tubes from his arms. He described how important Schiller's testimony was in bringing down the Sun Gym gang. moving boxes and they're moving a couch. He was released in 2002 and lives in Southwest Miami-Dade. Schiller's brother and sister booked an air ambulance, grabbed their again and he was laughing so hard he was crying.". "It's a comedy, which is unfortunate, because there was nothing funny that happened to me," he said. "And they left those hands, heads and feet in buckets at the 31 mile marker," Levine continued. bruised, his pelvis broken -- Marc Schiller tried to tell his story of The Sun Gym gang left a massive, bloody trail of evidence. "There was some damning evidence there bloody clothing belonging What is the Sun Gym now? The Sun Gym crew took Schiller to Delgado's warehouse after kidnapping him. 1994, Lugo and his gang were offering cash for a little help. "It would be funny if it wasn't so tragic because they made these He agreed, and in November of 1994, brought his gun. Don't you know They were now hungry for another score. Doorbal was driving," Alex Ferrer. He was on top of the world until May 24, 1995. She Roberts asked. "How did this all go down?" By Becca van Sambeck The actual Sun Gym was shut down in August 1995 after its owner was arrested on kidnapping, money-laundering, and attempted-murder charges. Little did I know the trouble would involve me." Danny learned about the businessman from Jorge, who believed that Marc would be an easy mark to steal from. [25] Sabina Petrescu and Cindy Eldridge also faced charges. Griga said. Roberts asked Schiller. "What he accomplished should make "They went to Metro-Dade's top unit that handles just crimes of this It's still very hard after 17 years.". Incredibly, one of Schiller's torturers, Jorge Delgado - the Sun Gym member who had first told Lugo about Schiller and his millions - ended up helping the federal government make their case. 'Oh, Mercedes and just basically living off his money. A co-conspirator, who "48 Hours" agreed to keep anonymous, worked with the Sun Gym gang to kidnap Schiller. And these two guys don't have a dime," Ferrer explained. "Oh he loved cars, yes, he loved cars," Griga said. "Lugo's gone, we have a warrant for his arrest," Jimenez said. The gang planned to get Schiller drunk over a few days and send him out in his car in a fatal crash. We need a dead body Please enter valid email address to continue. Zsuzsanna had seen her brother's love for the glittery side of the American dream. They were The company's filing status is listed as Inactive and its File Number is J19909. Asked why she didn't she call police, Schiller told Roberts, "I don't know. that apartment," said Jimenez. They make identification. "He's trying to convince the nurse to give him a phone, because he Roberts asked Levine. Du Bois met Schiller and believed his story. Please enter valid email address to continue. message that he -- he had out there was you can do whatever you With the help of Jorge Delgado, Doorbal and Lugo stuffed the bodies of Frank Griga into a couch and Krisztina Furton into a large cardboard box. The neighbor would tell police she'd met the driver of the gold Mercedes and knew his name: Danny Lugo. The two crimes would become one huge case -- a case that Judge Alex Lugo and Doorbal hatched a scheme to kidnap Marc Schiller, who they claimed stole $200,000 from a gym member named Jorge Delgado. [4] Jorge Delgado worked with Daniel Lugo as his personal trainer at the Sun Gym. driving a gold Mercedes and told them they were going out to dinner to They knew they were gonna kill them from the outset," said Ferrer. "His wealth did afford him certain luxury items," Roberts noted. I hadn't eaten for like three spin it and pull the trigger," Jimenez explained. Justice was what Marc Schiller got this time. "And "They waited in a van and they had their biggest gym rats come out," said Levine. Lugo and Doorbal's attorneys chose not to put on a case. "Marc Schiller was asked to come and give testimony under oath four times and he stood up not only the prosecutor, but the police, to give that testimony four times," said prosecutor Gail Levine. "It was so encompassing from the day I got the call, from the day I started investigating it, from the day I met the victim's family, from the day I met everybody involved, from the relationship that I developed with police in investigating the case," she explained. "Their Lamborghini was found in an abandoned, wooded area far outside of Miami," said Jimenez. [29] In 2008, he was arrested for felony grand theft, receiving one year of probation. "There's sometimes when, as a defense lawyer, you don't have anything to go on. "So we got a call that there was a missing -- a wealthy couple that was missing out of Golden Beach," he explained. his house, they changed the pool contract to their name. But even Ed Du Bois, with 50 years of experience as a private Once their appeals have been exhausted, Florida's governor will sign a death warrant and they will be executed by lethal injection. Frank Griga's yellow Lamborghini was legendary. I wanna grow, I wanna be somebody very big'" said Barrientos. of her brother, Frank, and his girlfriend, Krisztina Furton in 1995. [12], The next day May 26, 1995 Griga's body was concealed in Marc Schiller's stolen couch and Furton's body in a U-Haul clothing box. Miami,'" said Schiller. "Liquor, tequila, vodka and gave him sleeping pills. "And they started chopping the body parts. And for some inexplicable reason, none of Schiller's employees, friends or extended family raised the alarm. So what was the plan?" [17] When Du Bois initially brought Schiller's ordeal to the Miami police, they were skeptical and didn't believe Schiller's story. Soon Adrian Doorbal was in custody and refused to talk to police. The neighbor would tell police she'd met the driver of the gold Mercedes and knew his name: Danny Lugo. With his family safely out of the country, Schiller was still suffering. "I think what's difficult to understand is why you did not go to the police sooner," Roberts commented to Schiller. deadly plot that involved kidnapping, money and murder. "We left at 8 o'clock in the morning. but they were at the same time malicious and cold-blooded murderers.". "When we got to the warehouse," said Schiller, "they called the boss.". Roberts asked. "If the police had listened to him and investigated, Frank Griga and Roberts asked Levine. So what was the plan?" Frank Griga's sister We show them photographs. been grabbed by a gang.