World-class conman captured crossing from Canada to U.S.
They will be watching Juan Carlos Guzmán-Betancourt very closely at his jail in Vermont.
The last time the silver-tongued Colombian conman with a taste for the high life was locked up he walked out of a British prison after persuading the authorities to let him go to the dentist on his own.
But after illegally crossing the border from Canada, the man who British police have likened to the legendary US conman Frank Abagnale, played by Leonardo DiCaprio in the film Catch Me If You Can, now faces the prospect of up to eight countries and the US state of Nevada asking for his extradition…
The Colombian has at least 10 identities and has been pursued in Canada, Colombia, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Thailand and Venezuela. He’s been convicted of larceny in Virginia and New York and credit card fraud in Florida, and deported from the US three times.
RTFA. I can never resist reading about a good con.
Excluding Congress of course.
By legal definition, I’m pretty sure the people in Congress are extortionists, not con men.
For instance, when is the last time anyone in Congress made a serious attempt to fool anyone?
Cinaedh
October 1, 2009 at 8:20 am
In a way, I admire a real artist. If anything, I guess he wasn’t good enough as he was caught a few times.
Mr. Fusion
October 1, 2009 at 3:50 pm
The medical term is psychopath.
Jägermeister
October 1, 2009 at 7:18 pm