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Fugitive Con Man Found Working As TV Star

by | 22nd, February 2011

ROMANIAN police have spent ten years hunting a con man called Viorel Plescan. They have now found him. Where was he? On the telly, cunningly disguised as a TV show anchorman.

Plescan had married abroad and taken his wife’s name. He is now Viorel Andrei. He was caught when police pulled him over for a traffic offence and checked his records.

He will now serve the eight years he was sentenced to for fraud.



Posted: 22nd, February 2011 | In: Strange But True Comment | TrackBack | Permalink