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Colton Harris-Moore is the Northwest's Answer to Frank Abagnale Jr.new

At age 16, Harris-Moore was already a prolific, if sloppy, burglar. Facing a felony charge in 2006, he absconded and disappeared into the island's forested wilds. After seven months he was caught, only to escape and disappear again. In the year since his escape, he has officially been named as a suspect in two separate incidents in which the perpetrator stole and then took a joyride in a single-engine airplane, and is rumored to be the culprit in a third.
Seattle Weekly  |  Vernal Coleman  |  11-30-2009  |  Crime & Justice

Facing Foreclosure? Con Man Paul Noe II Has a Deal for Younew

A few months ago, Dustanto Lopez got a phone call from someone offering him a tempting, if screwy, deal with a company called United First, Inc. that would supposedly help postpone foreclosure proceedings. What Lopez didn't know was that the president, secretary, treasurer, and director of that recently registered Nevada shell company was a con man.
SF Weekly  |  Matt Smith  |  09-24-2008  |  Economy

A Career Con Man Brings His Talents to Cleveland's Art Worldnew

Isaac Coleman Jr. had been committing fraud for two decades before he moved to Bratenahl and reinvented himself.
Cleveland Scene  |  Lisa Rab  |  05-09-2008  |  Crime & Justice

University of Minnesota's Campus Con Mannew

Drinking buddies and ex-girlfriends were surprised to discover that the "Daniel Gonzalez" was 39 years old.
City Pages (Twin Cities)  |  Andy Mannix  |  05-08-2008  |  Crime & Justice

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