One man with two identities behind crimes from Monaco to New Mexico
Jon Green, a man who married Dr. Kim Lark in New Mexico, was revealed to have a criminal past and a history of deception, including forgery and dog theft. He had previously been convicted in a high-profile arson case in Monaco involving the death of a billionaire banker. After his crimes were uncovered, authorities arrested him in Texas while attempting to locate stolen search and rescue dogs belonging to his estranged wife.
- ▪Jon Green was convicted in the arson-related death of a billionaire banker in Monaco more than 20 years ago.
- ▪He forged his wife Dr. Kim Lark's checks and was caught on bank surveillance video attempting to cash them.
- ▪Green stole his estranged wife's vehicle and three highly trained search and rescue dogs, one of which was pregnant at the time.
- ▪Abel Peña, a former FBI agent, assisted in tracking Green with the help of law enforcement in San Antonio.
- ▪Green was arrested in June 2022 and charged with forgery and larceny in connection with the stolen property.
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48 Hours Ted Maher, convicted in billionaire's arson death in Monaco, reinvents himself & orders hit on estranged wife .chip { background-image: url('/fly/bundles/cbsnewscore/images/chip-bgd/chip-bgd-48-hours.jpg'); } By Erin Moriarty, Erin Moriarty "48 Hours" Correspondent Erin Moriarty is a "48 Hours" correspondent and host of the true-crime podcast, "My Life of Crime." Read Full Bio Erin Moriarty, Josh Yager, James Stolz, Mead Stone May 16, 2026 / 10:58 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Carlsbad, New Mexico, a small city dwarfed by a vast, dirt red desert, was home to Jon Green in 2017. That was the year a routine medical exam would become a turning point for him and his doctor, Kim Lark.Erin Moriarty: The very first day when he walks in, how would you have described him?Dr.
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