Reply #4: He paid his fine and last I heard was trying to come to the U.S.

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British businessman Mark Thatcher, who was accused of partly financing the alleged plot, was recently convicted by a South African court for violating its anti-mercenary laws and paid a R3m.
http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_1673789,00.html

No jail time for Ms. Thatcher's son, just $500,000

Oh it's Switzerland!

Mark Thatcher mulls escape to Switzerland

London
16 February 2005 07:13

Mark Thatcher, who pleaded guilty in South Africa to charges linking him to a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea, plans to move to Switzerland if he fails to obtain a United States visa, a report said on Wednesday.

The disgraced son of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher would be joined in Switzerland by his wife Diana, who is currently waiting for him at her home in Dallas, The Times newspaper reported, without citing sources.

Thatcher, who is living with his mother in Britain while he waits to hear the outcome of his visa application to the United States, was keen to leave the country to escape possible further action over his part in the foiled coup, it said.

"If the application fails, Sir Mark has told friends that his choice is to move to Switzerland," The Times reported.

http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=197593&area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__international_news/