Originally Posted by
RichardKenner
A few years ago, a friend of mine that I was traveling with coming back from the Caribbean was remove from a plane by police and spent a few nights in jail over some warrants in Florida from a few years previous caused by some bounced checks (his accountant made a mistake and he replaced most of the bounced checks but missed a couple). It's more likely than not that somebody with a pending warrant will be arrested when flying internationally.
I remember reading a story about a woman who was arrested coming off a cruise ship for non-payment of a $50 fine from the US Park Service that was paid before she left the park. The judge was not a happy puppy.