Rather than testify against friends and associates, the Oppens decided in 1950 to flee to Mexico, and by the late 1950s they had found their way into a circle of U.S. expatriates living in Mexico City.
Instead of testifying against friends and associates, the Oppens chose to flee to Mexico in 1950, and by the late 1950s they had established themselves within a community of U.S. expatriates residing in Mexico City.