Chapter 7, "How to Tour Europe on a Felony a Day" Summary and Analysis

By the time Frank jumps the border into Mexico in 1967, he has accumulated assets of $500,000 through his check forging schemes. He perfects a check routing system that keeps checks floating through the bank system for at least a week. Frank is the first check forger to manipulate the routing numbers on the bottom of the checks.

Frank is feeling the heat now, however, and is determined to get out of the country. He obtains a visa to visit Mexico under the name Frank Williams and decides to worry about a passport after he leaves the United States. In Mexico City, he scores an unexpected bonus. He meets a Pan Am stewardess on holiday and has the opportunity to cash her paycheck...