America's most wanted deadbeat dad arrested in Canada

[Tennis]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgar...sted-1.4546345

After eluding authorities for nearly 20 years, a man considered America's most wanted deadbeat dad is behind bars, thanks to a cherry pit and the investigative efforts of a Bearspaw, Alta., restaurateur.

Joseph Stroup, who had been living under the name Joop Cousteau, was detained by the Canada Border Services Agency and transported to the U.S. on Feb. 15. He is in custody and will stand trial on charges of violating child support.

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services website, Stroup owes more than $560,000 in child support.

In 1989, he was ordered to pay $100 a month for his four children, but told the court he was unemployed and medically unable to work, so the payments were reduced to $14 a month.

But in 1996, the U.S. court learned Stroup had been operating a successful internet business, which he sold for more than $2 million US. The child support order was then modified, but he continued to fail to pay and an arrest warrant was issued in 1998.


Living in the Calgary area, Stroup had become somewhat of a regular at the Bears Den — a now-closed restaurant just outside Calgary's city limits to the northwest in the community of Bearspaw — and was well liked by the staff.

"Just over the top charming," said Scott Winograd, the restaurant's former general manager and co-proprietor.

But that changed in November following an unusual request by Stroup.

"One day out of the blue, he ordered a Cherry Coke and he wanted eight maraschino cherries in it, which is just bizarre. That just doesn't happen," said Winograd.

But the customer always being right, staff put the drink together and served it to Stroup.

"About a minute later, he calls the server over and he's clutching his jaw and says, 'I bit into a pit and broke some dental work,' and he holds this pit up," said Winograd.

Staff at the restaurant became suspicious as maraschino cherries generally don't have pits.

"He held up this pit that looked like a regular cherry," said Winograd.

"Fair enough. My supervisor handled it and the next day, this gentleman comes in with forms from a dental office, and it looked sketchy because it was all handwritten forms… it didn't look official by any means, but he had his name on it, and his birthday."
Joseph Stroup Calgary

Surveillance footage shows Stroup walking into the Bears Den restaurant. (Submitted by Scott Winograd)

Worried about being sued for damages, Winograd said he typed the name into Google, which led him to a Facebook page started by one of Stroup's sons.

"I started following some links and got to the Department of Justice [website], and sure enough, he was the No. 1 most wanted deadbeat dad, and the picture was him from 20 years ago, a spitting image. It was absolutely him," he said.

"Nothing had changed, just older, hair loss, glasses now, but I was sure it was him."

Winograd then telephoned Stroup under the guise of wanting to settle the dental complaint and invited him to come to the restaurant for dinner.

"Sure enough, he comes in a day or two later, and I talked to him," he said. "I wanted to be sure, I didn't want to say, 'this might be the guy, or it might not be.'"

Once he felt sure, Winograd took down the licence plate on Stroup's car and called RCMP the next day.

"They didn't think they could really do anything because they said he's not wanted here, he's wanted in the United States, and I was quite surprised by that," he said.
Contacted U.S. authorities

So Winograd contacted the inspector general's office in the U.S.

"Within an hour I had the FBI, U.S. Marshals and the office of the inspector general calling, wanting more information, because they really wanted this guy," he said.

Stroup returned to the Bears Den a couple more times, and Winograd reported that to American authorities.

Stroup was arrested by the Canada Border Services Agency last week and returned to the U.S.

"It was the right thing to do," said Winograd. "If I see something that's wrong, I'm going to stand up and say something, and that's what I did, and I hope most people would do the same thing."

Nice try buddy but over here we respect the rule of law. Don`t try to hide from justice in Canada.

[Flarelaine]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgar...sted-1.4546345

Nice try buddy but over here we respect the rule of law. Don`t try to hide from justice in Canada.

cue Cell Block Tango

[Tennis]

I don`t get how some people can skip out on their children. It`s such a scumbag thing to do!

[Pyro1990]

Sounds like a real scummy guy. I can understand being unwilling to pay child support for an accidental child out of wedlock or something, but if you have 4 kids with a lady you have to support them. Id be interested to see if his children show up to court to see their long lost father.

[Antiganon]

Grade A douchebag.

Props to the restauranteur.

Sounds like a real scummy guy. I can understand being unwilling to pay child support for an accidental child out of wedlock or something, but if you have 4 kids with a lady you have to support them. Id be interested to see if his children show up to court to see their long lost father.

Uh, no. You have kids, you support them. Period.

[Pyro1990]

Grade A douchebag.

Props to the restauranteur.


Uh, no. You have kids, you support them. Period.

I'm not saying its right, just that I can understand the mindset.

[Lorgar Aurelian]

100 bucks a month seems like a small amount for 4 kids.

[pateuvasiliu]

I don`t get how some people can skip out on their children. It`s such a scumbag thing to do!

It's not a scumbag thing at all. Why is someone entitled to your shit that you work hard for just because they let you fuck them?


Why is the bastard child of a rich man entitled to a better life than the bastard child of a poor man? Just because his daddy has more money?

In 1989, he was ordered to pay $100 a month for his four children, but told the court he was unemployed and medically unable to work, so the payments were reduced to $14 a month.

I find it hilarious that the state still expects a man to pay when he is medically unable to work.

It's almost as if men are treated as second rate citizens.

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Uh, no. You have kids, you support them. Period.

And why is that? If a woman can enjoy sex with 1000 men and never have to worry about being forced into parenthood why are men supposed to do it?

[Musik-Diversity86]

It's not a scumbag thing at all. Why is someone entitled to your shit that you work hard for just because they let you fuck them?


Why is the bastard child of a rich man entitled to a better life than the bastard child of a poor man? Just because his daddy has more money?



I find it hilarious that the state still expects a man to pay when he is medically unable to work.

It's almost as if men are treated as second rate citizens.

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And why is that? If a woman can enjoy sex with 1000 men and never have to worry about being forced into parenthood why are men supposed to do it?

This is a very weak argument.

[pateuvasiliu]

This is a very weak argument.

No, it is not. Men and women cannot and will not be equal when one gender has sexual security and can never be forced to pay child support for a kid they did not want.


If a woman can fuck 10,000 men and never be forced into parenthood yet a man can be raped and be forced to pay child support and you don't see the problem you're just hopeless. Child support is abusive towards the freedom of those that don't want children and gives overwhelming power to women.

[Martymark]

Is America's most wanted "deadbeat mom" still at large?

[Antiganon]

100 bucks a month seems like a small amount for 4 kids.

Equates to $204.68 in 2018 USD.

Still peanuts.

Deadbeat dad is a grade A douchebag.

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And why is that? If a woman can enjoy sex with 1000 men and never have to worry about being forced into parenthood why are men supposed to do it?

Get a vasectomy if it's that big of a deal for you.

[Elegiac]

Is America's most wanted "deadbeat mom" still at large?

That's a good question - what is Sarah Palin up to these days anyway?

[pateuvasiliu]

Equates to $204.68 in 2018 USD.

Still peanuts.

Deadbeat dad is a grade A douchebag.

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Get a vasectomy if it's that big of a deal for you.

So I need to get sterilised in order to get the same sense of security a woman is born with?

That's not a society based on equality.

Such a thing would place 100% of the responsibility on the one with 100% of the choice-- that is, the woman, whether to carry to term or abort.

[Antiganon]

No, it is not. Men and women cannot and will not be equal when one gender has sexual security and can never be forced to pay child support for a kid they did not want.


If a woman can fuck 10,000 men and never be forced into parenthood yet a man can be raped and be forced to pay child support and you don't see the problem you're just hopeless. Child support is abusive towards the freedom of those that don't want children and gives overwhelming power to women.

Please cite any source ever of a man being raped, the woman getting pregnant, and the male rape victim being forced to pay child support against his will.

Contrast with the idea of a woman being raped and forced to carry a child to term against her will.

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So I need to get sterilised in order to get the same sense of security a woman is born with?

That's not a society based on equality.

Such a thing would place 100% of the responsibility on the one with 100% of the choice-- that is, the woman, whether to carry to term or abort.

You could also choose to use proper contraceptives, maybe restrict yourself to having sex with women who aren't bat shit crazy, maybe discuss what would happen in the possibility of the woman getting pregnant BEFORE you have sex, like an adult?

No? Too much responsibility?

[Machismo]

It's not a scumbag thing at all. Why is someone entitled to your shit that you work hard for just because they let you fuck them?


Why is the bastard child of a rich man entitled to a better life than the bastard child of a poor man? Just because his daddy has more money?



I find it hilarious that the state still expects a man to pay when he is medically unable to work.

It's almost as if men are treated as second rate citizens.

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And why is that? If a woman can enjoy sex with 1000 men and never have to worry about being forced into parenthood why are men supposed to do it?

Maybe people should try being responsible for their own actions. It's a shame when people don't want to be responsible for the consequences of their actions.

[Garnier Fructis]

I find it hilarious that the state still expects a man to pay when he is medically unable to work.

It's almost as if men are treated as second rate citizens.

Alternatively, it's almost as if children need to be provided for.

[pateuvasiliu]

Please cite any source ever of a man being raped, the woman getting pregnant, and the male rape victim being forced to pay child support against his will.

Contrast with the idea of a woman being raped and forced to carry a child to term against her will.

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You could also choose to use proper contraceptives, maybe restrict yourself to having sex with women who aren't bat shit crazy, maybe discuss what would happen in the possibility of the woman getting pregnant BEFORE you have sex, like an adult?

No? Too much responsibility?

A woman will not be forced to carry to term in the Western world.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...port/14953965/

You could also choose to use proper contraceptives, maybe restrict yourself to having sex with women who aren't bat shit crazy

1. They can fail

2. Women can lie.

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Alternatively, it's almost as if children need to be provided for.

They should be provided for by the one who decided to become a single mother. Why should a decision you did not make affect you?

[Swampmoose]

It's not a scumbag thing at all. Why is someone entitled to your shit that you work hard for just because they let you fuck them?


Why is the bastard child of a rich man entitled to a better life than the bastard child of a poor man? Just because his daddy has more money?



I find it hilarious that the state still expects a man to pay when he is medically unable to work.

It's almost as if men are treated as second rate citizens.

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And why is that? If a woman can enjoy sex with 1000 men and never have to worry about being forced into parenthood why are men supposed to do it?

Plenty of ways to avoid having children while still having sex. Accidents can happen, but having 4 kids isn't an accident. You chose to do it, handle your shit.

[Stelio Kontos]

What an asshole. He should lose his assets and spend a few years in the prison system.

Making $2 million dollars and not being able to pay even $100 a month for his own children. What a freeloader.