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Jun 2023
49m 17s

Episode 303 - Anthony Gignac: Prince of ...

Wondery | RedHanded
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How did an orphan from Bogotá, Colombia, become one of the most audacious white-collar criminals in the US during early 2000s? 

Starting his con career in Michigan at the age of just 12, Anthony Gignac transformed himself into a Saudi prince and spent three decades conning society’s elite out of millions – until one day his royal façade cracked, when he ordered the wrong entrée at a restaurant…

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