Jack Idema went to Afghanistan, told people he was Special Forces, sold video footage to the media and opened a private prison where he tortured innocent civilians he called terrorists. Now he's wanted in Mexico.

Idema was not Special Forces. He was a fraud and was later arrested. However, he was later pardoned by Afghan President Hamid Karzai. He is wanted in Mexico for the rape and torture of a woman.

Chris Tomlinson, a journalist and a fellow at the Robert Strauss Center for International Security and Law met Idema at a bar in 2001 in Tajikistan where journalists would wait before going into Afghanistan.

“Even then he struck us as a very odd fellow. His mannerisms, dark sunglasses at night, his military haircut; he was trying to project the idea that he was some sort of secret agent,” said Tomlinson.

Tomlinson said he doesn’t doubt the Mexican authorities have a legitimate case to investigate. He explained that Idema is very good at manipulating people.

“He convinced a Mujahedeen militia commander to lend him 18 solders for six weeks. So, I’m sure that down in Mexico he is trying to continue this mercenary fantasy of his,” said Tomlinson.

Early on in the Afghan war the media considered Idema a hero. He spoke on CBS with Dan Rather and used CBS video feeds to transmit his footage. The media even paid him thousands of dollars for footage of an alleged Al-Qaeda training facility.