Duane "Dog" Chapman is hoping to work out a deal with authorities to avoid extradition to Mexico.

According to a new report, Dog has offered to pay fines, make a charitable contribution, forfeit the bail already posted, and offer an apology to avoid going back to Mexico to face charges of "deprivation of liberty."

Dog and two of his show's co-stars and family members were arrested by federal officials in Hawaii earlier this month on charges stemming from their 2003 arrest of Andrew Luster in Mexico. The Max Factor heir fled to Mexico and was convicted in absentia of raping three women. Bounty hunting is illegal in Mexico and Dog did not receive the bounty.

This is interesting in itself, because the original reports I read concerning the Luster case mentioned the three women, but Leland clearly said "86" women on the A&E special the other night. I'm not familiar with the case, but I'm assuming charges were filed against him for many more, but he was only convicted on three counts. That would explain why he received such a lengthy sentence. But this is just conjecture on my part.

Regardless, you have to admit it's strange for such a rich man to flee the country on such charges, when he could afford to fight them... but that's far from an admission of guilt.

A special interest group has set up at least one Luster support website, claiming that most of the evidence presented at the trial was biased and there is some evidence that at least one of the accusers had a motive for revenge. The site claims the tapes were made consentually, which really makes me question the number of charges filed against Luster.

It's also very unusual to convict anyone in absentia, though it has been done before in somewhat similar cases. I think the rationale behind it is that he has enough money to continue to stay out of the country, so the legality exists if and whenever he should, as opposed to allowing the staure of limitations to run out on the case altogether.