Turkish police found out a man treated at an intensive care unit in the western city of Isparta was Salih Acarbulut, a Turkish national convicted of fraud in the United States and wanted by the FBI and Interpol for a Ponzi scheme that defrauded U.S. citizens.

The Turkish newspaper Habertürk had claimed a man photographed at the intensive care unit of an unspecified Turkish hospital was Acarbulut, 64, founder of Prosper Global, a company that operated in Tennessee until 2008. Acarbulut went missing after his Ponzi scheme, which netted $12 million in stolen assets, was disclosed. He was indicted on 19 counts for his scheme, which is believed to have started in 2005. An indictment has accused the Turkish national of delivering false, high returns - provided by other investors - for the money they invested in his foreign currency trade to gain their confidence before his disappearance. He was facing a total of 330 years in prison and $6 million in fines.

Kumru Aygül, the chief physician of a hospital in Isparta who saw the photo, checked the ID of the patient in intensive care and discovered he was in fact Acarbulut. She then notified the police. Police officers were deployed at the hospital where they apprehended the suspect and then notified Interpol. Police now await the completion of his treatment.

The suspect is undergoing treatment for liver and respiratory failure, and his condition was reported as critical. Speaking to Habertürk, his brother, Yusuf Acarbulut, said he arrived in Turkey from Ghana in September and was hospitalized one day later for a disease he contracted while in Africa.