Giordano stood to collect on $1.5 million insurance policy Washington Post (blog)
Gary Giordano , the Gaithersburg man appearing before a judge in Aruba Wednesday in connection with the disappearance of his traveling companion, stood to collect on her $1.5 million travel insurance policy, Aruban Solicitor General Taco Stein said.
In an email, Stein said Giordano “was the beneficiary in case of a mishap with” the companion, Robyn Gardner. “The amount was $1.5 million,” Stein wrote.
The Associated Press earlier reported the policy, citing a confidential source. This is the first time the Washington Post has been able to confirm details about the policy with Aruban authorities.
Giordano, 50, and Gardner, 35, of Frederick, arrived in Aruba July 31. She went missing two days later. Giordano told Aruban police the two had been snorkeling, and Gardner didn’t make it back to the shore. But police became skeptical of his story, and arrested Giordano on Aug. 5 at the airport as he was trying to leave.
Rescue workers have searched the waters and land but have found “no sign whatsoever” of Gardner, Stein said.



