| 单词 | con artist |
| 例句 | In various court documents, judges described Cofield as a “con artist,” “no more than a gadfly and an exploiter of the court system,” and “the most litigious inmate in the system.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z He told her that Cofield was a con artist, and had her sign a document forbidding Cofield access to her family’s records. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Such beliefs made Boyle the perfect target for the sophisticated con artist. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Despite acknowledging that most alchemists are con artists, della Porta assures us that he is different and offers only reliable information. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z "And I thought I was a con artist. Nice try, kid. Nice try." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z This Valencia girl was nothing more than a con artist. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z So she waited and watched the two con artists, hoping that if she followed them, they would eventually lead her to Pong’s lair. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The men on the Comer were southern working men: plumbers, carpenters, painters, drunks, con artists, retired army lifers from nearby Fort Knox, tobacco workers for Brown and Williamson, and some just plain ol’ hustlers. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I just wasn’t that much of a con artist. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “Gale does not like hearing about nonbelievers and con artists. She herself was once a witch, you see.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Any con artist could tell me that. I heard you were special.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Beyond her company’s shows, Ms. Katigbak seems to act almost constantly downtown — as a gift shop owner, a goddess, a granola-scarfing genie, a forlorn divorcée, a wily con artist. An Asian-American Theater Company Cuts a Fresh Casting Trail 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z The mess they're in is partly Jack's fault since his reputation as a smuggler and con artist makes him a wanted man. From "You" to "Barry," we're fascinated by audacious grifters: The man who deceives us and himself 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z Whose baby was it, and why on Earth did the parents think it was safe for a con artist to run off with such precious cargo? Why Meghan McCain continues to flail 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z The story of Anna Delvey, the con artist who bilked hundreds of thousands of dollars from New York’s wealthy, has been told in magazine profiles, books and now a Netflix series. New in Paperback: ‘A Little Devil in America’ and ‘My Friend Anna’ 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z She’s a con artist, too, in the way that all novelists are, replacing our own reality with the illusion of hers. What We’re Reading This Summer 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z The Talented Mr. Ripley, a psychological thriller about a con artist, was adapted for TV in 1956, the year following its publication. "The Talented Mr. Ripley" Book Series Will Be Adapted for Television 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z He is the Crime Writers Association Gold Dagger winning author of the Eddie Flynn novels about a con artist turned trial lawyer. Authors Steve Cavanagh and Adrian McKinty: How growing up in Northern Ireland's Troubles shaped them 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z Missing Child Seems Found, but His Family Is at a Loss Like its smirking antihero and chief narrator, the serial con artist Frédéric Bourdin, “The Imposter” is slippery, manipulative, unstable and smoothly confounding. Movie Review: ‘The Imposter,’ About the Con Artist Frédéric Bourdin 2012-07-12T22:39:37Z Irishman Conor Woodman uses hidden cameras to discover con artists in places like Las Vegas; Marrakesh, Morocco; and New Delhi. A world of small-screen adventure: Here are the best travel TV shows for streaming 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z Perhaps Clooney has played too many con artists and spies to loose that baggage entirely. George Clooney off-target in "The American" 2010-09-01T00:04:00Z More often than not, that character would be drawn from his rogues’ gallery of brutal killers, thuggish gangsters and slick con artists. Elmore Leonard, Who Refined the Crime Thriller, Dies at 87 2013-08-20T14:28:20Z His latest piece will play in a traditional theatre, but that doesn't mean this show – which introduces us to two con artists, Liz and Jim – will be any the less startling. Stockton International Riverside Festival, Liolà, King Lear: what to see at the theatre this week 2013-07-27T05:00:00Z She plays a con artist, just out of prison, who tries to prevent a hit man from carrying out his job. A Chill in the Air? Stay Inside and Watch TV 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z I also feel like I could relate to the child of a psycho, or a con artist, or Brett Kavanaugh, somebody with deep-seated problems that there's nothing I can do to help. "My dad had a secret rage problem that only we could see": Author Erin Hosier on "Don't Let Me Down" 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z Scammers, grifters and con artists are always in season. 7 Podcasts About the Art of the Scam 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z A collection of the award-winning journalist’s articles about criminals and con artists. Washington Post hardcover bestsellers 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z Will Smith as Paul in “Six Degrees of Separation” is a con artist: debonair, charming, and hiding who he really is. Moonlight sonata: Will the film’s Oscar nod make Hollywood legitimize gay relationships of color? 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z This doesn’t sound like a con artist or a relentlessly negative nabob. Perspective | What Biden — and a lot of other people — get wrong about journalists 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z Our reluctant con artist, Hal, slowly begins to suspect that maybe she’s the one who’s been conned into a fatal trap. Review | Why Ruth Ware’s new thriller is a classic 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z As a con artist in “Hustle,” directed by David O. Russell, Ms. Adams took home a Golden Globe Award this month and is nominated for an Oscar in the best actress category. Red Carpet Watch: Amy Adams: The Red Carpet Fashion Choices of the ‘American Hustle’ Star 2014-01-24T22:56:37Z She is also mesmerised by Mike, and suddenly a willing accomplice to a group of Chicago con artists. Review 2010-09-16T23:33:00Z You’d think that con artists would be more cautious, or that you might have some suspicion of others, but people are so incredibly vulnerable to that kind of moment. Welcome to "Narrowsburg," a tiny town conned out of its Hollywood dreams 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z There is a bit of “Deadwood” and “Gangs of New York” to this depiction of Manhattan, with almost as many corrupt officials, scoundrels and con artists, and far more sickly, exploited immigrants. 'The Knick,' a Cinemax Medical Drama Set in 1900 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z Amateur sleuths, genealogists and gold diggers joined the quest—as did con artists, resulting in the sensational “discovery,” in 1937, of a large stone about 60 miles to the west of Roanoke Island. ‘The Secret Token’ Review: America’s First Unsolved Mystery 2018-06-17T04:00:00Z It’s where the previously celibate Tommy hooks up with Cheyenne, an alluring con artist who tries unsuccessfully to exorcise what — to the monk’s bafflement — she refers to as his “slimy entities.” Review | The 5 best new thrillers and mysteries to read in August 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z The bizarre and dramatic story of con artist Linda Taylor, dubbed the “welfare queen,” complicates one of political mythmaking’s most degrading stereotypes. 50 notable works of nonfiction in 2019 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z Don Draper hits the road, yet again, as a traveling con artist. 'Mad Men' Recap: On the Road Again 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z As befits a con artist, Delvey remains a somewhat shadowy character. True Life: I Got Conned by Anna Delvey 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z And it continues to do so in season three as Sarah, the streetwise British con artist at the center of the tale, widens her protective mandate from daughter Kira to sisters Alison, Cosima and Helena. TV Picks: Orphan Black, iZombie, Veep 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z It’s up to Geller to unravel this man’s mystery to figure out if it’s a con artist capable of global harm or really is a divine entity. Savior or con man? Netflix’s new series “Messiah” questions how belief is built 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z Motskin: I mean, I think for the most part, all of our con artists are relatively young. How "Generation Hustle," a show about con artists, almost got conned by one of its subjects 2021-05-02T04:00:00Z Mr. Falls vividly remembers Mr. Nussbaum as the con artist Teach in the world premiere of Mr. Mamet’s “American Buffalo” here in 1975. Exit, Stage Left, Grasping Cane; Enter, Sprinting 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z There they visited Rockefeller Center, Shannon’s future workplace, dined and dashed, and stole T-shirts, “like two little con artists on a crime spree.” Molly Shannon’s Memoir Is Filled With Mischief and Pathos 2022-04-10T04:00:00Z McCormack fared better as con artist Clark Rockefeller in 2010 TV movie "Who is Clark Rockefeller?" and he is currently playing what a jerk in the Broadway play "The Best Man." "Will & Grace" star returns to TV in "Perception" 2012-07-05T20:19:14Z She went from “sandwich artist” to con artist. Subway employee stages robbery at own restaurant to 'teach one of the employees a lesson' 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z The con artists are a dime a dozen. Michael Showalter on American con artists: "We really are screwed if there's no such thing as truth" 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z Cat burglar, con artist, master of disguise, Lupin is also a brilliant detective and righter of wrongs. Lupin: introducing anglophone audiences to a more socially conscious gentleman thief 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z A born-and-bred con artist, Diane gets pregnant with Walter's child, extorts lifetime support payments from him, runs away and leaves her baby son on a Portland doorstep. A dazzling new book by David Guterson 2011-10-15T04:27:07Z The gods are brutal, violent con artists; the goddesses no less archetypal. “American Gods” are the ones we deserve: Neil Gaiman and the Starz show cast on the “long con” of religion and the struggle for lost soul of America 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z Are our ranks jammed with immoral con artists? Perspective | What Biden — and a lot of other people — get wrong about journalists 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z A poorly educated, ignorant public is easily fooled by anti-science corporate con artists, especially since school curricula are shaped by corporate influence. Review: ‘Merchants of Doubt,’ Separating Science From Spin 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z "Lone Star": A con artist as leading man? Fall TV: The five best new shows 2010-09-07T00:56:00Z Five years later, we're now looking at it through this different prism of con artists. Michael Showalter on American con artists: "We really are screwed if there's no such thing as truth" 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z The brilliant Chameleon Street, loosely based on an actual con artist who posed as, among other things, a surgeon, is one such title. First 80s indie film fest shows movies that paved the way for the indie boom 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z These six podcasts track how the promise of “happily ever after” can turn into a nightmare, chronicling true stories of abusers, liars and romantic con artists who ruthlessly exploit their victims’ desire for love. 6 True-Crime Podcasts: When Love Is a Dangerous Con Game 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z Maybe he landed on your radar as a crafty con artist in “Six Degrees of Separation” or as a desperate dad in “The Pursuit of Happyness.” Get to Know Your Favorite Actors and Artists a Little Better 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z A warm, smiley south Londoner, she seemed more like a therapist or nurse than a Mayfair hair stylist, and certainly nothing like a con artist. How to get through chemotherapy: Decca Aitkenhead on cancer treatment 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z This was 2012, back when the wellness industry had not yet come along to gift psychic mediums with the gloss of respectability – they were seen largely as con artists, not “wellness coaches”. 'I thought psychics were full of shit': how a sceptic turned to clairvoyance 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z He finds his father, a con artist, and loses his arm trying to keep him from leaving Finn again. ‘Adventure Time,’ TV’s Surreal Masterpiece, Comes to an End 2018-09-02T04:00:00Z Leave it to a journalist to turn heartache into a riveting memoir that's also an insightful investigation into the nature of emotional con artists. Swept off her feet by a con artist: What Abby Ellin knows now about being "Duped" 2019-01-20T05:00:00Z Poitier plays the straight man, as he often did in comedies, allowing Belafonte to have a blast as Reverend Willis Oaks Rutherford, a con artist masquerading as a man of the cloth. Watch These Great Harry Belafonte Screen Performances 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z There’s a reason we call them con artists. Our Never-Ending ‘Scam Season’ 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z But after the Civil War, when many of the traditional verities seem to have broken down, a certain lassitude crept into the American ethic, allowing the professional con artist to stride upon the stage. New True-Crime Books for Fall 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, Merry turns out to be an ever more gifted con artist, who decides Yancy needs help when the book’s prime lunatic comes along. ‘Razor Girl,’ a Tale of Kidnappers, Reality TV Stars and Dodgy Seafood 2016-09-04T04:00:00Z The threat, in this instance, is not only from rival criminal enterprises but also from real estate con artists, weak law enforcement, shifty corporate interests and hospital bureaucrats. Television: Postracial Vigilantes in a World in Peril 2010-09-06T22:51:00Z "He was a fabulous con artist - could con the gold out of your teeth - but was terribly, gregariously generous." Elizabeth Taylor was prolific as a bride 2011-03-23T15:05:13Z These days there’s a con artist born every minute too. Television: ‘White Collar,’ ‘Leverage’ and ‘Suits’: TV Criminals 2012-07-06T16:00:00Z It might seem a stretch for him to take up an American con artist of the 1920s, but Edgar Laplante’s impressive career was international in scope and included Canada, Britain and continental Europe. Review | The most shameless con artist of the Jazz Age knew that the biggest lies work best 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z The humor comes from the brinkmanship between Ron and his precocious charges; he may be a con artist, but he can’t out-con a television child. Television Review | 'Sons of Tucson': What a Charming Loser on New Fox Sitcom 2010-03-12T00:40:00Z The second legal team was more aggressive, depicting Ms. Constand as a calculating “con artist” and the other accusers as money-driven. Bill Cosby, Appealing Conviction, Hires 12th Firm and 20th Lawyer 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z In February, federal prosecutors announced the arrest of Ms. Hutsona on wire fraud and identity theft charges, calling her a “serial con artist.” A Cautionary Tale for Nearly Everyone 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z He is, as another character says, “quite the Renaissance criminal” — a thief, of course, but also a gifted con artist and an expert forger of art, rare documents and other items of negotiable value. Television: ‘White Collar,’ ‘Leverage’ and ‘Suits’: TV Criminals 2012-07-06T16:00:00Z He stares down a natural-born emotional con artist and responds with mathematics, empirical data analysis and reason — which isn't wielded forcefully enough these days. The best takeaway from this season of "Love Is Blind"? Act like Milton 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z Is he a cynic or a sucker, a romantic or a con artist? ‘The Whistlers’ Review: From Bucharest With Ambivalence 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z Inside Lilith’s ornate, wood-paneled office, the two con artists dance — a shifting drama told through blocking and camera movement. Blanchett, del Toro on the femme fatale of ‘Nightmare Alley’ 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z He writes well about “the myth of Indian savagery,” about disease and con artists on the trail. Review: In ‘The Oregon Trail,’ Two Brothers Take an 1800s-Style Road Trip 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z It's the tale of his relationship with his father, a many time imprisoned con artist. The Tragedy of Arthur by Arthur Phillips - review 2012-06-20T08:00:00Z “Fooling Houdini” makes the case that a con artist is called an artist for good reason. Books of The Times: ‘Fooling Houdini’ by Alex Stone 2012-06-20T20:11:57Z Our filter was con artists who are pulling off big scams. How "Generation Hustle," a show about con artists, almost got conned by one of its subjects 2021-05-02T04:00:00Z I think our understanding of narcissism and of con artists has expanded exponentially since Trump took office and so it’s really what enables that and how do we prevent that from happening again. Jena Friedman's "Soft Focus": Dark feminist comedy, aimed at young men 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z There are a number of con artists in Mark Sarvas’s second novel, “Memento Park” — some heavy on the con; others, the art. A Father-Son Novel Served With a Twist 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z “But in the sense that you have to believe it yourself in order for anybody else to believe it, yes, actors and con artists — they are completely similar,” he adds. Christian Bale gives a weighty performance in ‘Hustle’ 2013-12-24T21:19:44Z To buttress the argument, you could point out the arrival of five new television series about con artists in the last year, all of above-average interest and entertainment value. Five Long TV Cons Worth a Short Binge 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z It soothes my mind to separate, say, con artists from gangsters, and it makes a jumble of true-crime books on a variety of topics easier to tackle. Hunting Down the Best True-Crime Tales 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z Garfield is going for smoothly sinister perhaps — a con artist who tried to hide the greed and lust that consumed him — but he's phony right from the start. The worst film performances of 2021 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z The protagonist of “The Girls I’ve Been,” Nora, was raised by a con artist mother and brought up in a world of violence and deceit. 6 Unforgettable Y.A. Thrillers to Add to Your Reading List 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z Banksy’s juvenile, notably British stance satisfies a dismayingly common belief that all artists are con artists, and that museums, collectors and critics are either dupes or hustlers. A (Grudging) Defense of the $120,000 Banana 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z Were they malicious con artists or just victims of circumstance? Welcome to "Narrowsburg," a tiny town conned out of its Hollywood dreams 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z "The Masked Scammer" delves deep into another one, a French con artist who scammed French elite to the tune of millions of euros. What to watch on Netflix in December 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z We don’t call them con artists for nothing. Review: ‘Author: The JT Leroy Story’ Renders a Literary Charlatan 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Catch Me If You Can Musical adaptation of Steven Spielberg's 2002 film about a young con artist and forger. L.A. theater openings, April 3-10: 'Dry Land,' 'Shelter' and more 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z Who would have thought that her old catwalk skills could be part of how Ms. Ritter sells Chloe, her gleefully unrepentant con artist character on the show, but they are. Krysten Ritter Takes the Lead in ?L!fe Happens? 2012-04-08T03:23:02Z I never went outside during the holidays, as my parents thought the world was full of kidnappers and con artists. China’s little emperors – the children without siblings 2015-05-23T04:00:00Z He loved and lost a con artist, survived being sold out by his superiors, and was still viewed by his coworkers as a prickly eccentric. As "Endeavour" enters its final run we bit a sober farewell to the detective who isn't yet bitter 2023-06-18T04:00:00Z Cities were rife with crooked opportunists, from con artists to counterfeiters – the Anna Delveys and Tinder Swindlers of their day. "Is It Cake?" feeds viewers visual catharsis for uncertain times 2022-04-10T04:00:00Z Mad Men fans may want to tune in on Friday to see the first of Christina Hendrix's immensely enjoyable guest appearances on the show as space femme fatale con artist Saffron. Combat Kids 2010-11-22T06:45:00Z Or capable and audacious con artist, with a specialty in the short con? 'Better Call Saul' Season 1 Finale Recap: It's Never Stopping Me Again 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z The real con artists here are the producers, who have recruited a quintet of weak, narcissistically needy woman, and set them against one another for profit. "Real Housewives'" child exploitation 2010-05-31T18:01:00Z In "The Other Guys," they play mismatched underdogs on the trail of a con artist played by English comic Steve Coogan. Will Ferrell cop comedy collars box office crown 2010-08-09T00:21:00Z It's easy to see why Chishiya has such a magnetic appeal at the close of a year when audiences obsessed over stories of con artists infiltrating society's most exclusive strata. Why some see this "Alice in Borderland" breakout as a role model for survival 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z It embraces its oddball subjects — con artists, Craigslist obsessives, exhibitionists, even dogs — and the city that, for all its demands, gives them the space to be who they are. How Three Quirky Sitcoms Capture the New York Hustle 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z Mamet was inspired by the lingo and behavior of Chicago con artists he often played poker with early in his career. A vigorous new staging of Mamet’s ‘American Buffalo’ at Seattle Rep 2013-01-18T21:38:59Z They seem far too willing to embrace incipient fascism, or actual fascism, or at least a cult of personality built around an obvious con artist, as their preferred mode of rescue. Trapped in a cave: A true story with mythic roots and symbolic power 2018-07-07T04:00:00Z In 1993’s “Six Degrees of Separation,” Smith plays a con artist who woos a wealthy couple by pretending to be the son of Sidney Poitier. Review | In Will Smith’s memoir, the superstar is self-deprecating but ultimately invincible 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z Dodd is a healer, a con artist and a self-proclaimed prophet. An Appraisal: A. O. Scott on Philip Seymour Hoffman 2014-02-03T17:36:07Z This Russian-German con artist, born Anna Sorokin, constructed such a convincing illusion out of snobbery and good taste that she succeeded in stiffing luxury hotels and bilking financial institutions for hundreds of thousands of dollars. "Inventing Anna" takes a good story, imprisons it in unnecessary excess and robs of us our time 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z Frank buys Gene's sudden outburst because it's partly true – another of the con artist's secret ingredients. "Better Call Saul": the Cinnabon affair 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z The academic adviser’s testimony fit into a narrative laid out by the defense in which Constand was a “con artist.” Bill Cosby convicted on three counts of sexual assault 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z None of that actually explains why there are at this moment so many shows about con artists on television. Television: ‘White Collar,’ ‘Leverage’ and ‘Suits’: TV Criminals 2012-07-06T16:00:00Z “A notorious multiple-bankruptcy con artist sent me a $1,200 ‘check.’ Style Invitational Week 1388: Turning around a business 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z And yet, Towles binds the novel with compassion and scrupulous detail: His America brims with outcasts scrambling over scraps from the Emerald City, con artists behind the curtain, the innocents they exploit. Review | Amor Towles’s ‘The Lincoln Highway’ is a long and winding road through the hopes and failures of mid-century America 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z David Samuels chronicles the story of a twenty-nine-year-old con artist who transformed himself into a Princeton track star. Sunday Reading: School Drama 2019-05-26T04:00:00Z “And I’m not a con artist, I didn’t con people, like, that was just me. And this is me now.” Katy Perry Woke Up. She Wants to Tell You All About It. 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z "Funny Girl" in particular dramatizes her marriage to Nicky Arnstein, who was a gambler and professional con artist with multiple aliases. Why "Funny Girl" matters: a breakdown of the revival's casting issues 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z The original starred Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes as con artists who fool basketball players about Harrelson’s character’s lack of ability. White Men Can't Jump remake in the works 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z Day: I think from the very beginning, it's about making sure that both the victim and the con artist or master of deception is being represented. How "Generation Hustle," a show about con artists, almost got conned by one of its subjects 2021-05-02T04:00:00Z There's a fine line between visionary and con artist here. Q&A: Seattle dancer-choreographer Catherine Cabeen 2011-04-25T23:32:57Z Periodically, Gaudi veers off to recount the daring exploits of con artists, great white hunters and battleship commanders. ‘African Kaiser’: A sweeping military history that reads like a novel 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z A wealthy American couple touring Greece in the 1960s meet a con artist who becomes entranced by them, and a sudden accident puts them all in danger. The Fall Movie Preview list of films 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z Nolan made a series of buddy movies with another actor, now dead, “the first and best about two Depression-era con artists.” Richard Russo’s Latest Cast Includes Average Men and One Big Star 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z Some people will hate the con artist, and other people will just be in complete awe and admiration. How "Generation Hustle," a show about con artists, almost got conned by one of its subjects 2021-05-02T04:00:00Z It grabs on to it, jumping backward to 2002, when Saul was Jimmy McGill, a small-time con artist trying to go straight as an attorney in Albuquerque. Review: ‘Better Call Saul,’ Quirky and Absorbing in Season Opener 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z The "Montero" video is a masterpiece of provocation praised by historians for its shrewd incorporation of Renaissance-style religious iconography to condemn homophobia, immediately triggering Christian conservatives and grandstanding right-wing con artists like Candace Owens. The liberating pink power of Lil Nas X's trolling continues in new music video "Industry Baby" 2021-07-24T04:00:00Z When honesty and integrity seem in such short supply, are a pair of con artists, however adorable, really who we want to cheer for? Review: Con Men in Tap Shoes Lay Down ‘The Sting’ 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z It reveals something fresh about the difference between types of family bonds and ensuing expectations for them and in doing so, evolves into something far more universal than a portrait of a young con artist. Is Sister Switzerland's Best Chance at an Oscar? Yes. 2012-10-04T18:26:13Z That’s no crime in itself, but the movie also confirms that stories about con artists might require more panache, or at least a sense of danger. ‘Sharper’ Review: The Big Con 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z He walked away from his reportage believing that, although some soothsayers were devious con artists, many of them were really seeing things in the mist. Crystals’ Resurgence in the Self-Care Age 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z Strictly speaking, Norman is a con artist, a spinner of exaggerations, half-truths and outright lies. Review: Richard Gere as ‘Norman,’ an Aspirational Jewish Fixer 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z The Music Man Meredith Willson’s classic Broadway musical about a con artist who tries to fleece a small Iowa town. L.A. theater openings, April 16-23: 'The Walking Forest' and more 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z Thus Walter Kirn, language artist, enters the world of Clark Rockefeller, con artist. Walter Kirn’s ‘Blood Will Out’: a true tale of glitter and gullibility 2014-04-03T20:44:52Z “But as a con artist, he has to adapt and change shape and become somebody else believably, as a real human being, not a caricature.” Milo Ventimiglia on the ‘Honest Deception’ of ‘The Company You Keep’ 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z The swami said that he had played a role in making the Elqui Valley the bastion of spiritualism it is today but acknowledged that many of the local mystics were little more than con artists. Finding a Warm Welcome in the Elqui Valley 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z She understood, at a visceral and an intellectual level, that a misogynist con artist who sympathized with white supremacists was about to do a whole lot of damage. Perspective | Four years ago, I wondered if the media could handle Trump. Now we know. 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z Lizbet is deeply devout and moral, but her father is a con artist; when he’s imprisoned for accidentally making it rain mice, it’s up to Lizbet to free him. The Best New Fantasy Novels 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z A collection of the award-wining journalist’s articles about criminals and con artists. Washington Post hardcover bestsellers 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z Then there are the ones where you're just dying for the con artist to get their just deserts instead. From extreme catfishing to wine fraud, here are 6 documentaries about con artists 2021-05-09T04:00:00Z The first has profound psychological issues; the second is a violent fantasist; and the third is a desperate con artist. ‘Only the Animals’ Review: A Missing Woman, a Cruel World 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z Macintyre won my heart with his 2007 book, “Agent Zigzag,” the hilarious and improbable story of a British con artist who became a double agent in World War II. Facts rule: 8 great nonfiction books 2013-06-14T17:29:09Z Last year Jimmy, a con artist who dreams of success as a lawyer, entered viewers’ lives on AMC’s Better Call Saul. Review: A Better Better Call Saul Proves It's Broken the Spinoff Curse 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z Later this spring, you’re playing a high-class con artist in the comedy “The Hustle.” Anne Hathaway Dares You Not to Look Away 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z Helen and Jennifer are little more than con artists, and the grandmother is accused of harboring dark family secrets. 'Dirt': A loner's twisted family unravels in David Vann's novel 2012-06-13T20:35:05Z Amy Adams garnered 11 percent support for her portrayal of a 1970s con artist in "American Hustle." Most Americans have yet to watch any best-picture Oscar nominee: poll 2014-02-23T22:02:44Z The third season takes us to another cop shop in another town and presents a story that amply incorporates the perspectives of two cops and a con artist, all of them women. In "Fargo," comedian Chris Rock gets dramatic as a mob boss whose weapon of choice is the monologue 2020-09-27T04:00:00Z Mr. Thornton will play a con artist who tries to manipulate a small-town insurance salesman. Surprise at TV Critics’ Gathering: DeGeneres Is to Host the Oscars 2013-08-02T22:05:36Z The orphanage plot — tough nuns, smart-aleck kids, accidental fire — quickly merges with an equally clichéd boxing plot involving a crusty trainer, his con artist son and gambling debts. | 'Knucklehead': He?s a Big Man on a Mission 2010-10-21T22:59:00Z Now the woman is Merry Mansfield, a con artist, who rear-ends cars for kidnappers for a living. ‘Razor Girl,’ a Tale of Kidnappers, Reality TV Stars and Dodgy Seafood 2016-09-04T04:00:00Z Fighting off the defense’s attempts to paint Mr. Cosby’s main accuser as a “con artist,” Ms. Feden told the packed house that the real con artist was “the man sitting right there.” The Prosecutor Who Stared Down Bill Cosby 2018-04-29T04:00:00Z At 8 he befriended a con artist who employed him as a bag boy. Film: Quinton Jackson of ?A-Team,? A Mr. T for Our Times 2010-06-03T19:58:00Z That drama, Satisfaction, is still more heavy than USA’s trademark joyrides like Suits, which it already departs from because it isn’t about wisecracking con artists, spies, doctors or lawyers. REVIEW: Married, With Issues, on USA's Satisfaction and FX's Married 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z Racey considers the character both a song-and-dance man and a professional con artist, and promises this production will not skimp on either. Roosevelt grad returns to lead the parade in ‘Music Man’ 2013-02-08T20:14:55Z But in the wealth of archival footage shown in "The Vow," Raniere is the quintessential con artist in schlub's clothing, skilled in manipulating people by prodding at their egos until he reaches a weakness. Beyond sex trafficking and sashes, HBO's chilling NXIVM docuseries "The Vow" proves a cult's power 2020-08-23T04:00:00Z They believe that there’s a con artist behind all paranormal activity; their business is ripping back the curtain. Red Lights: Even Robert De Niro Couldn't Put the Brakes on This Muddled Thriller 2012-07-11T17:07:38Z As a child, she doesn’t notice until it’s almost too late that David is an emotionally stunted manchild, a negligent father, and a con artist to boot. Casablanca to Starship Troopers: the movie breakups that hit our writers hardest 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z As victims of con artists learn to their dismay, our beliefs about other minds are sometimes incorrect. Mind reading is possible! 2012-12-15T23:00:00Z When in funds, this lifelong con artist swaggered like a Park Avenue millionaire, gave serious folding money to beggars and always stayed in the best suite in the best hotel. Review | The most shameless con artist of the Jazz Age knew that the biggest lies work best 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z Tartuffe by Moliére: A Reality Show Contemporized take on the 17th-century satire about a con artist posing as a man of faith. L.A. theater openings, Sept. 6-13: 'American Falls' and more 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z “Good, clean fun” used to be the calling card for “The Music Man,” Meredith Willson’s musical from 1957, about a con artist who sells clarinets and trombones to credulous rubes. Which Show Is Good, Clean Fun: ‘Rocky Horror’ or ‘The Music Man’? 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z When Henri — charismatic, popular and, as it turns out, a con artist — is blackmailed by a classmate, Corinne, into helping her improve her social status, a romance neither of them expects ensues. 6 Y.A. Love Stories to Add to Your Reading List 2022-09-10T04:00:00Z There was much warning about what you mustn't do when filming with thieves, drug addicts, con artists and so on. How the makers of Just Do It fought the law 2011-07-06T21:00:00Z A silky high-end caper about a pair of good-looking con artists, “Focus” is a movie blessedly free of self-importance. Review: In ‘Focus,’ a Grifter (Will Smith) as Life Coach 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z ‘THE HANDMAIDEN’ Set in Korea in the 1930s, the latest from Park Chan-wook involves two women, one a Japanese heiress and prisoner, the other an impoverished Korean con artist who could pick pockets for Fagin. The Best Movies of 2016 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z These days, we’re warned of “catfish” con artists who create attractive fake online personae and begin relationships with strangers to satisfy some sociopathic emotional need. When the Internet was for strangers 2013-02-17T17:00:00Z “Your back is against the wall; you do what you gotta do,” Williams says in the first episode, about digital con artists and identity thieves. For Michael K. Williams, a Legacy Interrupted 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z The phishing scams led victims to Indonesia, ostensibly on a film job, before bilking them for travel expenses — a scheme said to have earned the con artist hundreds of thousands of dollars. 21 of the wildest cons in history 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z She thinks she can make a study of the con artist, but gets sucked in deeper than she imagined. This week's new theatre 2010-09-03T23:06:00Z But if you marry a con artist, why should you be embarrassed? A journalist almost married a con man. It turns out, she wasn’t the only one. 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z He tried, mostly successfully, to steer clear of using guns; instead, a bit of a con artist himself, he relied on impersonations and other ruses — and high-speed driving skills. James Garner, Witty, Handsome Leading Man, Dies at 86 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z “You’re such a con artist!” he yelled—forgetting, perhaps, that that was precisely the point. The Emmys 2016: The Season’s Most Memorable TV Moments 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z How do you find the human qualities of a shameless con artist without minimizing the wretchedness of his deeds? How do you humanize Bernie Madoff for an HBO movie? Simple: You don’t. 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z All this was a mere five years ago; now Frey is back, unredeemed, assuming the persona of a divine con artist who is his fancied alter ego. The Final Testament of the Holy Bible by James Frey ? review 2011-04-10T04:00:00Z “I love the idea of six degrees of separation — that we’re all connected somehow, universally — and there are some really human things that drive this play, with the con artist, and the art,” she said. Allison Janney to Return to Broadway in ‘Six Degrees of Separation’ Revival 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z But everyone in this show thinks like a con artist, looking a few steps ahead and making wagers on human behavior. "Better Call Saul" goes deeper into the grey as it accelerates toward the end 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z Trump is a lifelong con artist and this is how grifters manipulate their victims, by preying on their less-than-honorable traits. Jenna Ellis and Michael Cohen: The struggle is real, when Trump co-conspirators are also his victims 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z “Oh, a con artist,” he replies without hesitation. An experimental prophet returns from his wilderness with a new film for children 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z The arrogance of these people is baffling only until you remember that the “con” in con artist is short for “confidence.” The gang that couldn't shoot straight: Will the GOP's baffling "ignarrogance" be its undoing? 2023-10-15T04:00:00Z Indeed, many see it as a plus if a candidate is a greedy con artist who doesn't care who is hurt by his lies, which is why they are so drawn to Trump. Trump has reason to worry about RFK Jr. 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z Purlie has a con artist’s cheek, but he’s trying to swindle on behalf of his community. Review: Ossie Davis' 'Purlie Victorious,' back on Broadway, hasn't lost a farcical step 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z It's a form of affinity fraud, which is where a con artist will exploit a shared identity with their victim — such as religious affiliation — to gain their trust, before shaking them down for cash. Even Lauren Boebert knows a phony Biden impeachment will backfire — why the GOP will do it anyway 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z If Reggio is a con artist, he seems to be outsmarting mortality itself. An experimental prophet returns from his wilderness with a new film for children 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z And if you think about it, other Proud Boys argued, they were all victims — gulled, like tens of millions, by a con artist of a president. What we could all learn from the Proud Boys trials 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z In The Usual Suspects, a mystery about five criminals who plan a dangerous heist, he portrayed petty con artist Roger 'Verbal' Kint, a role that had been written for him. Kevin Spacey: Who is the Oscar-winning actor? 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z He said he has had to defend his reputation from “con artists” and “drug users” who were inventing accusations to avoid jail time or somehow benefit financially. Where the Sheriff Is King, These Women Say He Coerced Them Into Sex 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z What the D.C. bar disciplinary committee's report makes clear is how far short of Lincoln's admonition Rudy Giuliani — who once himself prosecuted mobsters and Wall Street con artists — has fallen. Rudy Giuliani faces possible disbarment — and here's why that matters 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z Many people do disbelieve the very first approach by a scammer or a con artist. Con science: Experts on why we fall for hoaxes and how to outsmart scammers 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z “And because of that, it represents an enormous opportunity for a scammer, con artist or even just an unethical business or organization to capitalize on the moment and separate folks from their hard-earned money.” Be wary of scams as Amazon Prime Day kicks off, experts warn 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z Longtime observers of the right will note that they view each other with total contempt, which is why the GOP is stuffed full of grifters and con artists who are always hustling their fellow travelers. Fake "liberal" Twitter account exposed: We should worry less about AI, more about human stupidity 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z “But we learned that she’s one of the biggest con artists that ever walked the face of the earth.” Where the Sheriff Is King, These Women Say He Coerced Them Into Sex 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z But looking at Trump these days, it's hard not to notice that his usual fake-it-til-you-make-it bombast, honed from decades of being a con artist, is faltering. For the GOP frontrunner, Trump seems awfully low energy lately 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z "But this man peddles lies and capitalizes on the public's hatred of corporate greed and government corruption. Like the con artist of 2016, this man is not to be trusted." Naomi Klein rebukes "counterfeit populism" of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z For now, she wants to reimagine her public image to shake her reputation of being a con artist and a scammer. Under house arrest, fake heiress Anna ‘Delvey’ Sorokin launches podcast to rehab public image 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z The free flow of money in politics is inarguably a draw for con artists. RFK Jr. and the con men candidates 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z "But I'm not. It's got a lot more to do with the behaviour of the people sitting in Westminster, than my skills as a con artist." Secret Tory: Man behind parody account is Henry Morris 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z Anderson, the investors discovered, is a convicted con artist who started swindling people at least three decades ago. Fresh out of prison, Beverly Hills con artist launches $9-million hemp scam, FBI says 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z The GOP has attracted to its base the hitherto apolitical and disregarded: rednecks living off the grid, armed-to-the-teeth survivalists, psychopathic grifters and con artists, violent criminals, borderline psychotics, incels in their mothers' basements. The GOP's heart of darkness: Why Ron DeSantis can never beat Donald Trump 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z But frankly, the execs at CNN acted a lot like they did in 2016, pretending they were under some kind of obligation to give a platform to a con artist. How Trump's CNN town hall answers are a "prosecutor's dream" 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z The free flow of money in politics is inarguably a draw for con artists, as demonstrated by the often funny but always disturbing story of Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y. RFK Jr. and the con men candidates 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z “Using the methods of traditional con artists, high-tech fraudsters have taken advantage of the publicity and hype surrounding cryptocurrency to encourage an untold number of Americans to invest in get-rich-quick schemes,” U.S. Advice | Americans view crypto investing as unreliable. They’re right. 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z Anderson, Higgins said, assured the attorney that the con artist was somebody else. Fresh out of prison, Beverly Hills con artist launches $9-million hemp scam, FBI says 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z A prosecutor called her a "ruthless and calculating con artist". New York woman sentenced for cheesecake murder plot 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z And so, with the stroke of a pen, he went from being a former con artist to the sole custodian of his two sons. Perspective | A streetwise hustler turns into a single father of two sons 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z Santos has been exposed as a con artist who seems to have run for office in no small part to lure Republican donors into giving him money he spent on luxuries and designer clothes. RFK Jr. and the con men candidates 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z Despite being a convicted con artist, Leviev has thousands of followers on social media. Tinder Swindler: Why I stood by my abusive ex 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z The best movies about con artists — such as “House of Games” and “The Sting” — ask audiences to question everything we’re seeing, and to wonder if anyone, at any level, is who they say they are. Review: 'Sharper' and its starry cast play a slick, well-crafted long con 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z While you may find yourself wishing this movie, directed by Benjamin Caron, was just a bit sharper, it’s an engrossing-enough tale of con artists; of people putting on a performance in order to gain something. New movies in Seattle-area theaters this week: ‘Ant-Man,’ ‘Of an Age’ 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z The old Morris — the hustler and con artist — might have run from the situation, certainly not run toward it. Perspective | A streetwise hustler turns into a single father of two sons 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z But con artists are skilled at making people see what is not there. Advice | Why knowing how to spot a scam doesn’t always protect you 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z “We were a legitimate business. He was a con artist.” Amish country farmers say George Santos took puppies, left bad checks 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z Alas, the only thing it's good for is lining the pockets of con artists and creating political momentum for fascist movements. The fight over Big Con: Ben Shapiro's beef with Stephen Crowder, explained 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z The former is a shaggy-dog caper about con artists in which Bogart and Ms. Lollobrigida were cast as husband and wife. Gina Lollobrigida, Italian film siren of the 1950s, dies at 95 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z Ventimiglia plays Charlie, a successful and stylish con artist who needs to pay off a large debt to a dangerous man. Ventimiglia goes from beloved TV dad to debonair grifter 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z Even those who cling to a con artist’s assurances of innocence despite overwhelming evidence of illicit activity should elicit our empathy. Advice | Why knowing how to spot a scam doesn’t always protect you 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z These political hacks are modern versions of Sinclair Lewis's slick con artist Elmer Gantry, cynically betraying a gullible public to amass personal power and wealth. America's theater of the absurd: Our politics has become an endless carnival 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z “The con artist convinces the victim of the former’s version of reality,” Ford wrote, “by playing on the latter’s stereotyped expectations of reality.” Opinion | Like all good con artists, George Santos knew his marks 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z Trump probably decided to run as a Republican because he saw how vulnerable the party was to manipulators and con artists, but his 2016 election dramatically amplified the problem. George Santos is the Republican Party's future: A shameless con man 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z The moment con artists stop existing is the moment humanity dies. Trump's trading cards are stupid: Ha ha. But who gets the last laugh? 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z I drove one up the hill during the Goodwood Festival of Speed; it was blazingly fast and nimbler than a con artist on the run. Baby blue Porsche in ‘Glass Onion’ is perfect wrong choice | Commentary 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z This is a battle for control among con artists, charlatans, social media celebrities and mobsters. America's theater of the absurd: Our politics has become an endless carnival 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z The good news, according to Ford, is that con artists’ success at duping others tends to make them overconfident, so they “often engage in self-defeating behavior that ultimately trips them up.” Opinion | Like all good con artists, George Santos knew his marks 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z When Santos is sworn in on Capitol Hill next week, it will send a Bat-signal across the land: Come hither, crooks and swindlers, con artists and hustlers all. George Santos is the Republican Party's future: A shameless con man 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z Other victims of the con artist, of course, are simply greedy and too ready to believe that a simple act of trickery or opportunism will make them wealthy and successful. Trump's trading cards are stupid: Ha ha. But who gets the last laugh? 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z Anyone contacting people directly about cost-of-living payments could be con artists attempting to steal personal details, the tax authority is warning. Next wave of cost-of-living payments to hit accounts 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z But it also knows that the goons and con artists on the far right will not interfere in its disemboweling of the nation. America's theater of the absurd: Our politics has become an endless carnival 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z One point in common for all sorts of online con artists is that they prefer to be paid in ways that can’t be revoked. Don’t get scammed this holiday season. Here’s what to watch out for 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z Or you could consider Clinton's fulsome praise of Elizabeth Holmes, the just-convicted con artist behind Theranos, as the paramount example of doing well by doing good. Qatar 2022 WTF: How the World Cup got lost in the desert of the real 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z Perhaps Democrats should stop slapping themselves on the back and reflect on the fact that they managed to lose the House to a party of election deniers, clowns, con artists and thieves. We won't get fooled again — I think. Trump's back, but let's hope it's a brief visit 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z Like GOP California congressman Kevin McCarthy, he sold his soul to a con artist and got only some hard lessons in return. I (almost) feel sorry for Kevin McCarthy 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z She was a “con artist,” her first husband recalled, a characterization echoed by their son, who described her as “a monster.” For Daughter of American Militant, Scars of ISIS’s Reign Run Deep 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z Passing off a forgery as authentic can bring enormous financial rewards to the con artist. Perspective | So Vermeer didn’t paint ‘Girl With a Flute.’ Why think less of it? 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z If you use Zelle to pay someone who proves to be a con artist, you have only a slim chance of recovering the money from your bank. Do you use Zelle? Here’s how to spot increasingly common scams 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z Donald Trump is that man; a power-craving hunter-gatherer con artist out to stake his claim as a modern-day potentate while imbued with the pusillanimous power of a puff pastry. We won't get fooled again — I think. Trump's back, but let's hope it's a brief visit 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z “Was he a genius, a psychopath, a hypnotist? Was he such a fantastic con artist?” Review | ‘The Complicities’ tackles the large and small ways we ignore misdeeds 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z Even folks who support Donald Trump might agree that the former president is a con artist, a master gaslighter and a shrewd racketeer. Prosecuting Boss Trump: Build a RICO case against his entire criminal empire 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z In the 1990s and the early 2000s, the con artist ruined numerous lives while posing as an undercover MI5 agent in Europe. British con artist arrested in Belgium, wanted by France 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z Scurrilous con artists have been known to represent gold- plated tungsten ingots as pure gold and sell them to the greedy at prices much below gold value but deservedly far above the cost of tungsten. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z “Better Call Saul” had a parallel concept, depicting how mild-mannered attorney and semi-reformed con artist Jimmy McGill evolved into the crooked Saul Goodman who entered into a dangerous alliance with Heisenberg in the original series. Bob Odenkirk opens up about that 'Better Call Saul' finale: 'I'm a little shattered' 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z He is also a con artist and grifter who has defrauded his followers of at least $250 million with his Big Lie that the 2020 presidential election was "stolen." Trump 2024 is almost here: King of the long con looks to play his final trick 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z The compensation is funded after the authorities claimed cash, luxury homes and a Bentley from the con artists. Payouts for victims of sweepstake with no winners 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z A former real estate agent with a genius for promotion, he was more con artist than real artist, a fraudster who falsely took credit for her work. Margaret Keane, a painter who was all about the eyes, dies at 94 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z In 2018, MoneyGram paid a $125 million penalty to settle allegations from the FTC and Department of Justice that the company did not intervene when con artists used the service to defraud customers. FTC sues Walmart, alleging it let scammers access money transfer service 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z It triggered the widespread despair and rage that pushed many of the betrayed into the arms of these con artists and demagogues. Christian fascism is right here, right now: After Roe, can we finally see it? 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z ‘The Sting’ Depression era con artists Robert Redford and Paul Newman try to pull a fast one on crime boss Robert Shaw in this 1973 caper directed by George Roy Hill. Classic movies in SoCal: ‘Aguirre,’ ‘Hedwig,’ ‘Caddyshack,’ ‘Return of the Jedi’ and more 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z Hardy Rodenstock may be the greatest con artist in the world of vintage wines. For Sackler exposé writer Patrick Radden Keefe, truth is always stranger than fiction 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z On Friday, Mr. Trump called the committee members “con artists” at a conference hosted by the Faith and Freedom Coalition. Trump says McCarthy made a ‘bad decision’ in pulling GOP nominees for House Jan. 6 committee 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z In March, The Times reported that con artists and other scammers often trick people into making payments themselves — such as by posing as bank employees or selling fraudulent goods. When Customers Say Their Money Was Stolen on Zelle, Banks Often Refuse to Pay 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z It purports to be the reminiscences of an aging Russian con artist, who speaks in broken, and oddly spelled, English. Review | James Joyce is on my summer reread list. Also, Colette. 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z Even the most practiced con artists get caught out eventually. Opinion | Cheney leaves Trump and his GOP apologists reeling 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z I have also described Donald Trump as a con artist, as well as a professional wrestling "heel," a carnie and a street hustler. Donald Trump, criminal mastermind: Scholar Gregg Barak on the supreme con artist of our time 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z It's not at all clear why Democrats are eagerly participating in their own political sabotage by engaging with the GOP con artists like this. Mitch McConnell's Uvalde trap: Democrats rush to participate in their own political sabotage 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z “Rogues” is a collection of Keefe’s New Yorker articles about criminals and con artists and more. 10 books to add to your reading list in June 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z The exploits of Marsha Sprinkle — suitcase thief, con artist, inveterate liar — could have been a film. John Waters' day in L.A.: Thoughts on his novel, Johnny Depp, Woody Allen and the U.S.A. 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z I frequently read criminal complaints looking for the answer to what we natural-born skeptics wonder: How do con artists get people to believe their scams? Six signs crypto investment is a classic Ponzi scheme 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z Those people are not even really being conned: They know that Trump is a con artist. Donald Trump, criminal mastermind: Scholar Gregg Barak on the supreme con artist of our time 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z That’s a decent jump, but right now cryptocurrency utility is limited to con artists, crime syndicates and speculators hoping other investors will pay them more than they spent to buy the computer codes. Perspective | Bitcoin’s massive plunge shows why it shouldn’t be in your 401(k) 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z It gives rise to demagogues, charlatans and con artists. Jesus, endless war and the irresistible rise of American fascism 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z You could call Emmert a con artist, but that would award him too much credit for strategy. Perspective | Don’t misinterpret Mark Emmert’s failure. The NCAA can be saved. 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z Biden's health seems fine, but it's hard not to believe he's exasperated with the continued popularity of a charlatan con artist and all those others who preach from the same script. Trump and DeSantis want to drag us backward — ultimately, that won't work 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z For Barak, Trump is a consummate con artist and perhaps a criminal mastermind who has spent decades mastering the law and learning how to escape accountability for his criminal actions and other transgressive behavior. Donald Trump, criminal mastermind: Scholar Gregg Barak on the supreme con artist of our time 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z Her character’s development from a hard-nosed, by-the-book lawyer to a fearless con artist has been captivating to watch. How 'Better Call Saul' turned Kim's 'scammy side' into an indelible turning point 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z What’s remarkable is that Pasadena, Md., wasn’t named by “the California-born wife” of a developer, but by a con artist who was very much her own woman. Perspective | The amazing true story of the woman who gave Pasadena, Md., its name 2022-03-26T04:00:00Z Bradley Cooper plays an amoral drifter who learns a few con artist tricks, turns them into a lucrative nightclub act, and then gets into trouble when he tries to pass himself off as a psychic. Review: Noomi Rapace on Netflix, a real-life Ted Lasso, and more movies to watch this weekend 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z In response to her guest disagreeing with the idea that, in being a con artist, she’s like a performer, Cooper interjects, “You are. You’re very confusing.” What happened at Stitcher 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z Rising inflation makes con artists jump for joy because they know frightened investors are more likely to fall for scams involving gold, cryptocurrencies, foreign currencies or fake investment opportunities. Perspective | Here’s how to avoid Ukraine charity scams 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z Charlatans, liars, con artists, fake defectors and opportunists become experts, used to fuel the conflict. In war, there are no "worthy" or "unworthy" victims: That's how we justify our crimes 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z Police are warning Maryland senior citizens not to fall for a telephone scam making the rounds in which a con artist pretends to be a lawyer working to get the target’s grandchild “out of jail.” Police warn Maryland grandparents not to fall for ‘bail money’ scam 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z From “Fyre Fraud” to “The Tinder Swindler,” con artists and their schemes have provided an endless font of material for television docuseries. 'Inventing Anna's' greatest failure: It's as shallow as its subject 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z But there are no stakes here; we already know she’s a con artist, so what’s the point of quibbling over the content of her character? Review | ‘Inventing Anna’ is about a scammer. So why does the show itself feel like a bait and switch? 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z The con artist will refer to a future together and says “I love you” quickly. With Valentine’s Day around the corner, know these tips to protect yourself from romance scams 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z “Though purchases that never arrived made up the bulk of the scams, the most costly schemes involved bogus investment opportunities or situations where a con artist faked romantic interest before asking for money,” Blok writes. Analysis | Ro Khanna says Congress has failed to regulate the tech industry. He's offering a path forward. 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z A cruel con artist leaves a trail of broken hearts and busted bank accounts in his wake in the 2020 true-crime documentary “The Tinder Swindler.” What's on TV This Week: ‘Pam & Tommy,’ Betty White, the Winter Olympics and more 2022-01-30T05:00:00Z That said, “Rise of the Players” does effectively debunk the notion that the investors who drove up the GameStock price were all either con artists, trolls, anarchists or dupes. Review: Talking-head documentary 'Gamestop: Rise of the Players' focuses on the little guys 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z Regardless of how the con artist motivated Spanierman’s mom, bank records show that she visited a Chase branch on New York’s East Side and wired $45,000 to an address in Bangkok, Thailand. Column: Chase let an elderly customer wire more than $600,000 to an overseas scammer 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z His Las Vegas personality took hold in his final year in office as he used Senate floor speeches ahead of the 2016 election to demean Trump as a “racist” and “con artist” and “human leech.” Analysis | Searchlight, Las Vegas and the two identities of Harry Reid 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z People familiar with Oz's television career were less generous, describing him as a con artist. Dr. Oz and wife mistakenly thought they hung up, caught raging against "f*cking girl reporter" 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z By tolerating the intolerant it ceded religious legitimacy to an array of con artists, charlatans and demagogues and their cultish supporters…. White supremacist Christmas: Those Boebert and Massie "gun photos" are a direct threat 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z Charles Ponzi was an Italian immigrant and the first con artist to use investor funds to scam individuals. What's a Ponzi scheme? The history of the financial scam 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z Federal prosecutors have cast Holmes as a desperate con artist who brazenly lied to get rich. Fate of Elizabeth Holmes will soon be in the hands of jurors 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z One downside of all the money sloshing around is that it has set off a rampage of con artists, which YouTube and other platforms are struggling to contain. YouTube’s cryptocurrency influencers try shouting over the scammers 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z "Affinity fraud permeates all con games. It just makes it so much easier for the con artist." When Jesus is used to steal from his flock 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z With his exaggerated Southern accent, he affects a mixture of Mr. Haney, the con artist of the 1960s CBS sitcom “Green Acres,” and the bombastic Looney Tunes rooster, Foghorn J. Leghorn. Opinion | Our Foghorn Leghorn Republican senator little resembles his former Democratic self, but in Louisiana we know the type 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z Not to Forget A con artist is sentenced to care for his wealthy grandmother, who has Alzheimer’s, in this drama. Virtually every movie coming to theaters and major streamers this holiday season 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z A Houston man described by prosecutors as a "repeat con artist" is on the run after allegedly committing fraud to bond his lover out of jail, reports say. Accused Texas con artist's scam breaks cellmate lover out of jail, both on the run: Prosecutors 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z GOP gerrymandering empowers an ever-larger cast of idiots, conspiracy theorists, con artists, and open white nationalists to win national office. Gird your loins: GOP gerrymandering will release a flood of Matt Gaetzs and Marjorie Taylor Greenes 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z In this loathsome scheme, con artists use fake dating profiles to impersonate people looking for romantic relationships. Perspective | Romance scams cost consumers a record $304 million as more people searched for love online during the pandemic 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z The century-old saga of Paul Bourgeois — cinematographer, animal wrangler, con artist — shows how far back it goes. How a scholar unearthed the cyanide love triangle that toppled a California arts colony 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z But the con artists can advertise phony job openings online, too. How scammers are trapping those who are hunting for jobs 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z The defense argued that Mr. Wilson, a former Gap and Staples executive, and Mr. Abdelaziz, a former Wynn Resorts executive, were the victims of a masterful con artist. 2 Parents Are Convicted in the Varsity Blues Admissions Trial 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z Add in a pandemic, which resulted in court closures and the rescheduling of jury trials and grand-jury proceedings, and 2020 was a very tough time for prosecuting con artists. Perspective | Covid has meant a cash bonanza for scammers. These people are fighting back against the fraudsters. 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z I’ve written previously about how some con artists use the same techniques as professional hypnotists — repeating things again and again, building trust, solidifying that trust with increasingly challenging requests. Column: That DM from Keanu Reeves? Don't get your hopes up 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z Most of the ICU patients fell prey to con artists before they fell ill with the virus, said Souza, the chief medical officer. Idaho hospitals nearly buckling in relentless COVID surge 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z Wait lists formed, and con artists promised seats that didn’t exist. Is Taiwan Next? 2021-08-04T04:00:00Z Hushpuppi, who she said "played a significant role" in the scam, "funded his luxurious lifestyle by laundering illicit proceeds generated by con artists". Hushpuppi: Nigerian influencer pleads guilty to money laundering 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z This naturally requires a private jet, a television network, a super PAC and a con artist pastor and politician to lead the way. How evangelicals abandoned Christianity — and became "conservatives" instead 2021-07-17T04:00:00Z But the EDD mistakenly sent billions in fraudulent benefits to imprisoned criminals and con artists. Column: Newsom gets a C as governor. But that doesn't mean he should be recalled 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z But the staggering sums of money trading hands has attracted a slew of con artists and schemers. A TikTok influencer brings cryptocurrency trading to the masses 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z Given its size, con artists try to impersonate Amazon more often than any other company’s brand. The Young Fall for Scams More Than Seniors Do. Time for a Warning. 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z He also said the manager is “the furthest from a con artist.” Max Scherzer, Joe Girardi and the fastball at the center of MLB’s messy sticky stuff drama 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z “He’s a con artist. He got you in the con if you believe it. That’s the way it is. He’s been doing that for years on TV.” Mike Rizzo: Joe Girardi a ‘con artist’ for sticky stuff checks on Max Scherzer 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z Did someone say “queer espionage”? Clementine, a reformed, 72-year-old con artist whose signature haberdashery suits her glamorous Paris environs, is one of the best protagonists of the summer. The 10 best books for your summer beach reading 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z She was actually in touch with a con artist making a play for more than $10,000. Column: There's a model for healthcare reform. It's called Amazon.com 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z The whole thing appeared to have been an elaborate ruse by a con artist to obtain the password necessary to initiate an online cash transfer. Column: That fraud alert on your phone? It could be part of the scam 2021-05-25T04:00:00Z Mary Lincoln also participated in seances with various spiritualists — generally con artists — who promised to communicate with her dead children, and later, her husband. Mary Lincoln wasn’t ‘crazy.’ She was a bereaved mother, new exhibit says. 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z “Kyle Sandler was a con artist, and he came in and conned some folks out of some money and got put in prison for it,” Fuller said. Scam in Alabama city makes it on HBO’s ‘Generation Hustle’ 2021-05-02T04:00:00Z Criminal mastermind Bernie Madoff is dead, but plenty of con artists around the world are still thriving — and eager to steal your money. Perspective | Ponzi king’s death is a reminder that his con-artist tricks live on 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z Childish taunts include “hustler,” “cheat,” “charlatan,” “con artist,” “thief,” “brat,” “jerk” and “liar.” What to watch with your kids: ‘Thunder Force,’ ‘Secret Magic Control Agency’ and more 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z Most con artists are just rolling the dice, laying traps they hope unwary consumers will stumble into. Column: That fraud alert on your phone? It could be part of the scam 2021-05-25T04:00:00Z It showed, in living color, that Trump was a real, bonafide con artist, in the literal sense of the word. The entire Trump campaign was a scam — and it is not over 2021-04-05T04:00:00Z Kitboga is the alias of a Twitch and YouTube streamer who focuses on scam baiting - wasting the time of con artists who are trying to steal money from people. Scam baiting tech helps me waste scammers’ time 2021-03-21T04:00:00Z She insists she does not consider being a convicted con artist as a badge of honour. Fake heiress Anna Sorokin: 'Crime pays, in a way' 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z Scammers, grifters and con artists: These seven podcasts delve into well-known and lesser-known stories. Three Million Shots a Day 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z The four-part docuseries “The Lady and the Dale” probes the curious case of an eccentric con artist and the three-wheeled vehicle she helped promote in the 1970s. What’s on TV This Week: Britney, Whitney and more 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z You’ve been hoodwinked, exploited and manipulated by con artists waving flags, casting lies and monetizing bigotry. A letter to my conservative friends 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z Dr. Phil A man admits he is a con artist and says he can get money from anyone, especially his father. What's on TV Monday: 'Snowpiercer' on TNT and more 2021-01-24T05:00:00Z That's mainly why they've decided to enable such an obvious and proven con artist and his cockamamie strategy for remaining in power. Donald Trump's silver lining: Will his last-ditch coup rip the Republican Party apart? 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z Not surprisingly, it’s prime time for con artists who may push phony stock schemes that are pegged to the pandemic. Rising cases of COVID-19 stock scams threaten investors 2021-01-03T05:00:00Z Donald Trump and his coterie of buffoons, racists, con artists and Christian fascists are sullenly preparing to leave office. We've lost control: The real lessons of the Trump regime and the pandemic 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z He added, “I think this guy, we now believe, was a con artist, who made up most if not all that he told us.” New York Times Says ‘Caliphate’ Podcast Fell Short of Standards 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z A billboard repairman’s life spirals out of control when he meets a con artist in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Movies on TV this week: 'It's a Wonderful Life' on NBC and E! 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z As a result, the feelings of discontent are clear through the gradual rise of conspiracy theories, the rise of con artist politicians like Donald Trump, and the rise of religious fundamentalism and other social ills. Biden’s victory was hardly a win for "democracy." It was another win for the 1% 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z Moments of crisis are ripe for exploitation, and con artists have been capitalizing on the widespread confusion to present concrete solutions to our troubles. Fake masks, fake cures, fake money—2020 was a great year for scammers 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z She says people called her "an idiot, a drug addict, a convicted felon, con artist, a person of questionable character and worse." Covid: 'How a picture of my foot became anti-vaccine propaganda' 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z The paper might as well rehire the con artist Jayson Blair to sit in his apartment and snort coke while filing fictional variants on the preordained narrative the paper demands. The ruling elite's war on truth: America's leaders are increasingly disconnected from reality 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z Republican racism is so strong it trumps the common-sense understanding that it's unwise to hand over money to an obvious con artist like Trump. Trump's Michigan con: His supporters are so blinded by racism they keep falling for it 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z By tolerating the intolerant, it ceded religious legitimacy to an array of con artists, charlatans and demagogues and their cultish supporters. The politics of cultural despair: That's what's killing us, not Donald Trump 2020-11-01T04:00:00Z There’s something about con artists, they have this confidence, usually to the point of delusion: even if you don’t belong there, feeling like you belong there and showing people you belong there. The host of Scam Goddess is in for the long con 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z Trump was described by the same group as “controlled”, “constrained”, “petulant” “reserved”, “surprisingly presidential”, and a “con artist”, Colvin wrote. Biden the winner of final debate, TV viewers and undecided voters say 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z The larger point is not that Trump is a con artist, although he is, but that the entire tax system is a con. Opinion | Who’s the Tax Cheat: The Lady in Jail or the Man in the White House? 2020-10-10T04:00:00Z But she was emotionally and mentally drained after her husband’s death, she said, and the slick con artists lay in waiting. Michigan widow lost $30K to scammers after burying husband 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z And yes, the con artists might be aware of some of this delay to the tax season payouts, making it important to remain vigilant when it comes to spotting potential scams. You may receive a check for $5 or less from the U.S. Treasury — and here’s why | Susan Tompor 2020-09-13T04:00:00Z I feel like I scammed my way into being an expert, but I’ve also just learned a lot about con artists studying them for years. The host of Scam Goddess is in for the long con 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z He promoted himself online as a singer/songwriter - in reality, he was a thief and con artist, who would work occasional shifts helping transport fruit for a market stall. How warnings about Heni and Jan's killer were missed 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z To a significant degree, the conservative movement exists as a way to compile lists of gullible marks used by scammers and con artists. N.Y. attorney general is doing conservatives a favor by going after NRA: They're its victims 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z The recent spree points to the evolution of a crime that exploits oversharing and fear for a distant loved one with digital savvy and old-fashioned coercion by con artists. Australia Says Chinese Students Are Targets in ‘Virtual Kidnapping’ Scams 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z And that makes you wonder what contingencies the company has put into place in the event that it is someday taken over not by greedy Bitcoin con artists, but state-level actors or psychopaths. The massive Twitter hack could be a global security crisis 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z McKellen plays as aging con artist who has carved a lucrative career out of his knack for persuading the rich to grant him access to their fortunes. What's on TV Saturday, June 13, plus Sunday talk shows 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z “And the dark side: con artists, obsessives, stalkers. But the worst part was his colleagues — he said, ‘I am no longer one of them.’” You cured a deadly disease — and now you're afflicted by fame 2020-05-16T04:00:00Z Magic acts are impossible without lies, and a magician is what you get when you mix a con artist with an entertainer. For His Next Trick, This Magician Will Amaze an Anxious World 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z But with the rise of social media, the world’s propagandists, con artists and grifters find their search for suckers easier than ever. Opinion | Why people believe in a ‘plandemic’ 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z It claims that environmentalism is a self-seeking scam, doing immense harm to the living world while enriching a group of con artists. How did Michael Moore become a hero to climate deniers and the far right? | George Monbiot 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z Tap or click for tips on protecting yourself from these con artists. 10 COVID-19 scams spreading right now that people are falling for 2020-04-25T04:00:00Z But, the desperation of the world has still created a paradise for con artists and scammers -- despite China's efforts to rein in subpar PPE and tighten export standards. Sen. Kelly Loeffler: China 'playing games' with trade policy, holding up COVID-19 test kits 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z The FTC is also warning of robocall and imposter scams, which con artists have injected with references to the coronavirus “to make things a little more scary,” Vaca, of the FTC, said. Fake cures, scams, phony medications and price gouging: Predators prey during coronavirus 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z In addition to online and phone scams, con artists are even taking an in-person approach to duping Americans. Authorities warn of coronavirus scams targeting seniors 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z By letting Trump — and con artists like Chapo Trap House — delude you into not voting in 2020, you're depriving all those progressive state and local candidates of the support they need. Trump trolls Bernie supporters, urging them to turn against Joe Biden 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z Trading standards officers say this is an example of how con artists are exploiting the current crisis. Coronavirus conman barges in on 83-year-old woman 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z He is a gift to a demagogue and con artist like Trump, who at least understands that these elites are detested. The one-choice election 2020-03-15T04:00:00Z Black prospective jurors were described in the notes as “slow,” ”old + ignorant,” ”cocky,” ”con artist,” ”hostile” and “fat.” Georgia’s high court rules DNA evidence warrants new trial 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z There were also reports in several cities of con artists looking to collect bogus fees or sell useless equipment to the unsuspecting. A front-line dispatch from a country in grip of virus 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z His five novels were populated by con artists, circus performers and conspiracy theorists — misfits, primarily, whose contrarian nature seemed to evoke that of their creator, a native Arkansan with a gruff independent streak. Charles Portis, author of the Western classic ‘True Grit,’ dies at 86 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z I followed the trail for weeks, dealing with multiple con artists masquerading as bankers and diplomats. Column: Great news! A relative you never heard of left you $10 million! 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z “Unfortunately, victims often wire funds overseas or to third-party transfer agents, making it difficult to track the money and identify the con artist.” Man loses $200K in catfish online-dating scam over artwork 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z If the president, an inept, vulgar and corrupt con artist, is the leader of the free world, we are a beacon for democracy and our enemies hate us for our values. America: The land of make-believe 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z So, the con artists will be busy long before the April 15 tax deadline. One reason to do your taxes early: Beat the con artists to your refund 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z Meaning, however, is not easily distilled into a 200-page book, and a search for meaning often leads us into the arms of predatory con artists, gurus and those trying to capitalize on a moment. I love astrology. But the current craze has it all wrong | Jessa Crispin 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z After buying $2,500 worth of cards, you’re basically making their full value available to the con artists by revealing the card numbers and PINs. Column: How the secret-shopper scam almost took down Superman's pal 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z A plastic surgeon’s work on a scarred and bitter con artist transforms her, both in body and spirit. Movies on TV this week: Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z By tolerating the intolerant it ceded religious legitimacy to an array of con artists, charlatans and demagogues and their cultish supporters. Onward, Christian fascists 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z Trump is a con artist who succeeds by tricking his marks into not seeing the con. Mental health professionals read Trump's letter: A study in "the psychotic mind" at work 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z Those who chose to wait it out, meanwhile, were exposed to con artists and kidnappers who preyed on those whose accents or clothes marked them out as outsiders. Trump's 'shameful' migrant stance condemns thousands to violent limbo in Mexico 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z Still, the heartening truth is that despite the fatally slanted media coverage, the majority of Americans see Trump as the con artist and cheat that he is. It's zero hour: Why every House Democrat must vote to impeach Donald Trump 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z “Parasite” actor Song Kang Ho, who plays the patriarch of a family of con artists who infiltrate a wealthy family’s home, was also awarded best supporting actor by the critics association. LA film critics name ‘Parasite’ year’s best film 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z A CIA officer investigates the elusive figure, whom she suspects of being a major global con artist. Netflix trailer 'reveals spoiler' to Muslims 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z Trump is a corrupt con artist unqualified for a junior high student council. Impeachment as spectacle: To this point, it's stupid, dysfunctional and weird — like America! 2019-11-30T05:00:00Z The other, that she was a gifted and almost inconceivably determined con artist. 'People are caught up in magical thinking': was the oldest woman in the world a fraud? 2019-11-30T05:00:00Z He soon was covering crime, cops, con artists and cutthroats. From shoes to sausage, New Mexico reporter had it covered 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z Titus, 69, claimed Nevada's standing as the first western state to hold a Democratic caucus this year is "the first step to getting this con artist out of the White House." Rep. Dina Titus slams Trump at Nevada conference: 'I'd like to impeach the bastard right now' 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z Donald Trump is con artist in chief of the United States. Trump's latest ludicrous con: Can the Impeachment Defense force save their hero? 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z Most kidnappings were committed not by smartly dressed con artists, but by poorer people. Opinion | You know about the Underground Railroad. But what about the Reverse Underground Railroad? 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z Here’s how the schemes work: A con artist buys a bunch of shares of a certain stock and then starts hyping it — online or via email, phone or some other way. How can zero-dollar commissions be successful? 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z In one recent case, a con artist from Michigan was convicted of stealing nearly $200,000 from 36 victims who thought they were donating to charities benefiting veterans. Scams targeting veterans detailed at Senate hearing 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z The supporting performance bench runs almost as deep as the Mississippi, with pinpoint comic turns from Larry Cedar and Richard Hebert as the con artists who enlist Huck in their scams. Review: The Huck Finn musical 'Big River' still has something to say and sing 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z In total, Donald Trump is a textbook example of a con artist because of his “dark triad” of anti-social personality traits: Machiavellianism, narcissism and psychopathy. Trump's latest ludicrous con: Can the Impeachment Defense force save their hero? 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z The legal warning did not deter Daugherty from writing his book, which accused Boback of being a con artist and his company of “mental abuse.” A Cybersecurity Firm’s Sharp Rise and Stunning Collapse 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z He previously referred to Mr. Trump on the Senate floor as a “spoiled brat,” “a con artist” and a “human leech,” CNN noted. Harry Reid warns 2020 Democratic hopefuls to not underestimate ‘very, very smart’ Trump 2019-10-12T04:00:00Z He’d grill everyone, from the small-time con artist to the president, from dictators to celebrities, to expose their weaknesses and reveal their humanity. Misinformation, evasion and the informational problem of live TV interviews 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z They were his first and last line of defense, there to stave off the con artists and the beggars, the ex-lovers and groupies driven by greed or morbid curiosity. Lane Evans showed America how to be a hero in Congress 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z Maria Konnikova, author of “The Confidence Game,” explained to Business Insider how con artists choose their victims: Trump's latest ludicrous con: Can the Impeachment Defense force save their hero? 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z That's especially true since Trump's main strategy — and pretty much his only one — will be to portray the Democratic nominee as the "real" con artist. Fighting Trump on corruption is a winning strategy — but Democrats must lean into it 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z A con artist faces a tough decision when her criminal past catches up to her and her young son. Movies on TV this week Sept. 8, 2019 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z It was one of the few remaining contests in which Rubio still hoped to beat Trump, who, he said, was a “con artist” about to “take over the Republican Party.” Mike Pompeo, the Secretary of Trump 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z He has called Trump a “bully” and a “con artist” and criticized his administration’s positions on immigration, climate change and social welfare. Factbox: Two Republicans, 23 Democrats vie for presidential nomination 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z “The Hidden Things” starts as a plucky teenager surviving a possible home invasion, then quickly moves into a compelling tale about con artists, regrets and fresh starts. Review: Violence simmers throughout ‘The Hidden Things’ 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z And there’s a reason for the term “con artist.” From feral hogs to Ben Shapiro, how Americana star Jason Isbell keeps winning Twitter 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z Details of these scams may seem absurd, but con artists are exceptionally good at creating an atmosphere of fear and urgency so you’ll react emotionally, Shadel says. Liz Weston: Don’t be duped by these phone and email scams 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z A bounty hunter and a con artist work together to retrieve a lottery ticket from a group of diamond thieves. TV Listings: Here are the feature and TV Films airing the week of July 28 - Aug. 3, 2019 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z In an effort to avoid paying off a massive gambling debt to a notorious mobster in England, two badly behaved con artists flee to Los Angeles, where they hatch a convoluted plot to steal jewels. TV Listings: Here are the feature and TV Films airing the week of July 21 - 27, 2019 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z Look: a lonely childless woman who fell for a con artist. After falling for a con artist, I lost trust in the world – but I am anything but a damaged soul 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z “I also remember my father that day, pacing around impatiently, ‘For Christ’s sake, Mary,’ he said, ‘enough is enough, turn it off. They’re all a bunch of con artists,’ ” Mr. Trump recalled, years later. Trump’s Love Affair With the Royal Family Dates Back to His Mother 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z Contrasting with the romanticized vision of Disneyland’s Main Street, U.S.A., one “Star Wars” novel describes Black Spire Outpost as a place for “rogues and opportunists, con artists, thieves.” Everything to know about Disneyland’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z However, he criticises film and TV representations of con artists that "often suggest that the victim is in some way gullible or naive". Why are we fascinated by con artists? 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z A one-handed salesman, an Amish farm boy and a pretty con artist pull bowling scams to get to a $1 million tournament in Reno. TV Listings: Here are the feature and TV Films airing the week of July 21 - 27, 2019 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z I had recently come out of a 15-month relationship with a con artist. After falling for a con artist, I lost trust in the world – but I am anything but a damaged soul 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z And from Elizabeth Holmes to Lori Loughlin, white women are having a cultural heyday as alleged scammers, grifters and con artists. Review: Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson click as madcap scammers in ‘The Hustle’ 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z Like all good con artists, Trump does have a talent for drawing people into his scam. Jim Comey has it wrong: Trump is a monster, all right — but the GOP created him 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z While the "classic con artist" is depicted as an "attractive, loveable character", most modern fraud is done remotely, says Dr Holmes. Why are we fascinated by con artists? 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z How is Donald Trump and his rise to power a lesson in the power of the con artist? How can the American people protect themselves from dangerous leaders — like the one we've got? 2019-04-27T04:00:00Z The label “lonely childless woman who fell for a con artist” may be factually correct but texturally, not so. After falling for a con artist, I lost trust in the world – but I am anything but a damaged soul 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z Eldoret, like most cities in Kenya, is home to its share of con artists, and athletes flush with cash are easy targets. For Kenyan Runners, Winning Can Be a Road to Ruin 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey on Thursday said there’s a “seemingly relentless effort” by con artists to steal personally identifiable information by posing as members of the federal government. W.Va. attorney general warns of Social Security scammers 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z Johnson built her career as a right-wing con artists by claiming she is sharing a "truth" that supposedly nefarious liberal forces don't want you to hear. "Unplanned" and shameless: Hit anti-abortion movie is a total right-wing grift 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z To review the bidding: that would make Zhang a con artist guest attending an event hosted by a con artist entrepreneur selling access to a con artist president. Why did Trump say his dad was German? He lies so much he doesn’t know the truth | Richard Wolffe 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z The guy’s a con artist — what did you expect? Opinion | Trump should come with a warning label 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z There are, alas, many con artists, of varying levels of mendacity, among us. The Elizabeth Holmes story is not about the black and the blinks 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z The same reduction in price makes it easy for con artists to ring millions of phone numbers looking for someone gullible enough to believe their pitches. Rise and fall of the landline: 143 years of telephones becoming more accessible – and smart 2019-03-16T04:00:00Z Her attorney, Jason Kurland, said people who win the lottery “become an easy target” for scams, con artists and sometimes even friends and family. Woman who won $1.5 billion Mega Millions jackpot can keep identity secret; will donate to charity 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z The Clintons are con artists and crooks too -- they are just classier versions of it with Ivy League pedigrees. Chris Hedges: Democrats may well lose to Trump again, and Bernie Sanders is "naive" 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z In total, Cohen offered a personal account of Donald Trump as a man who is an impulsive pathological liar, a con artist and a threat to American democracy and public safety. Author of "Trump on the Couch": Trump should be "quarantined"; Cohen should fear for his life 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z No con artist in history has been as thoroughly, swiftly and obsessively documented. The Elizabeth Holmes story is not about the black and the blinks 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z After he began busting paranormal con artists as a hobby, Randi won a MacArthur grant that he leveraged into a variety of different venues, including annual ship cruises filled with skeptics, called the Amazing Adventure. Inside the Secret Sting Operations to Expose Celebrity Psychics 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z In sum, Oliver said, we should be wary of how pop culture validates psychics, because “every time a psychic makes a grieving widow cry on Dr Oz, 10 con artists get their wings”. John Oliver on psychics: 'A vast underworld of unscrupulous vultures' 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z The 49-year-old con artist targeted intelligent but vulnerable single women looking for long-term relationships. ‘Trail of tears’ victim recalls how romance with con man turned dark in doc: ‘It put the fear of God in me’ 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z “If anything, word-of-mouth recommendations are even more important to the con artists than to the legitimate adviser,” says Barbara Roper, director of investor protection for the Consumer Federation of America. Liz Weston: Don’t let others pick your financial adviser 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z From all accounts, she is a full-blown con artist capable of lying, cheating and stealing for no reason other than personal gain. The Elizabeth Holmes story is not about the black and the blinks 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z The routine, extravagant efforts to convert fiction into fact remind me of the work of the great con artist Stephen Glass 20 years ago, when we both worked at the New Republic. Opinion | The government is trying to turn Trump’s lies into truths 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z She learned how to sing in Southern churches and gospel groups, but she learned about right and wrong from watching a con artist posing as a minister selling healing waters to the faithful. Grammy-nominated album shines light on transgender pioneer 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z They reconciled briefly, but eventually, she realized she couldn't spend the rest of her life with a manipulative con artist. 'Dirty John’ victim Debra Newell recalls daughter screaming she had killed con man: ‘The guilt overwhelmed me' 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z He won fans portraying Larry Middleman in the third season of Arrested Development, and in Hollywood heist caper Ocean's Thirteen, where he played Matt Damon's con artist father. Curb Your Enthusiasm's Bob Einstein dies 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z The “she believed it at the time” defense is exactly the kind of rationalization that con artists count on — that and the fact people do not want to admit they can be snookered. The Elizabeth Holmes story is not about the black and the blinks 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z Melissa McCarthy, as grumpy con artist Lee Israel, has never been better; Richard E. Grant, deploying a remarkable array of cat-ate-the-canary smiles, is her sly partner in crime. Top 10 movies of 2018: Seattle Times critic Moira Macdonald names her favorites 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z His father is cynical about his spiritual search, telling his son, “Generally, they are all con artists.” Egyptian novel explores Christians under controlling church 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z His father is cynical about his spiritual search, telling his son, "Generally, they are all con artists." Egyptian novel explores Christians under controlling church 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z Federal prosecutors say the judge described Cross as a con artist who “supports himself by ripping people off.” 75-year-old man sentenced for southern Illinois bank fraud 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z Below, she talks about the challenges in bringing the story of Debra Newell and her relationship with a con artist to the screen as well as the seasonal parenting trap of Elf on the Shelf. Golden Globes nominee Connie Britton on adapting 'Dear John' for the screen and the tyranny of Elf on the Shelf 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z In the 16 countries surveyed by Microsoft, people in India and China were the most likely to pay the con artists. That Virus Alert on Your Computer? Scammers in India May Be Behind It 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z Oddly enough, much of the online fraud heats up right after Thanksgiving dinner, experts say, as con artists join consumers in trying to get a jump on those Black Friday deals. Black Friday starts big season for scammers, who love ‘pick up in store’ offers 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z These too are ways for con artists to get past your defenses. How to avoid getting scammed amid all those sweet Black Friday deals 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z And perhaps that’s no surprise, given that he’s a con artist who has spent decades shucking, jiving, deflecting and blustering his way past every moment of accountability. News flash: This is what real journalists do 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z In just 5 percent of the reported cases, the con artists ask for cash. Perspective | Is ‘the IRS’ asking you to pay by gift card? It’s the latest ‘impostor’ scam. 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z He was convicted of killing a con artist investor named Ron Levin. Billionaire Boys Club’s Joe Hunt seeks cut in life sentence 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z He was convicted of killing a con artist investor named Ron Levin. Billionaire Boys Club’s Joe Hunt seeks cut in life sentence 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z A truly gifted con artist is someone who pulls off the same scam again and again and keeps getting away with it. Opinion | The hidden costs of the GOP’s deficit two-step 2018-10-21T04:00:00Z The Nebraska Republican was responding to tweets earlier this week from Mr. Hannity, who called the senator a “con artist and a phony.” Ben Sasse says Sean Hannity business model ‘not good for the next generation’ 2018-10-21T04:00:00Z Before then, when Trump was a celebrity real estate developer and New York con artist, it was tabloid print media desperate for front page fodder which always got it from dapper Donald. The only thing worse than Trump's attack on a journalist is its timing | Ross Barkan 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z By then, “it’s OK to be white” had become a calling card for the trolls, con artists and sincere racists that make up the far right. ‘It’s OK to be white’ is not a joke, it’s careless politicians helping the far right | Jason Wilson 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z Drama about an American teen is sent by his mother to live with family, including a con artist cousin, in Nigeria. L.A. movie openings, Oct. 19 - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-14T04:00:00Z In October, prosecutors requested that McFarland serve between 11 and 14 years in prison, describing him as "the consummate con artist". Fyre Festival founder jailed for six years 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z It was the Florida Republican who repeatedly warned the public a few years ago that Donald Trump is, as Rubio put it, a dangerous “con man” and a “con artist.” As Trump faces fraud allegations, his allies craft creative defenses 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z Last year, shortly after the senator appeared on television to affirm his support for the special counsel investigation into Russian election interference, Mr. Trump called the Connecticut senator a “phony Vietnam con artist!” Trump, Defending Kavanaugh, Accuses Senate Democrats of Hypocrisy and Dishonesty 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z “I need to get up there and stay in this fight against the con artist in the White House.” Imagining 2020 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z Instead of being praised as a straight-shooter, I was called a gold digger, a con artist, and a pathological liar. 'Bill Cosby took my spirit and crushed it': Andrea Constand speaks out on sexual assault 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z She, like he, is a very good-looking con artist. Dinner at a Movie: Seattle Times critics evaluate Cinerama’s many charms — and its controversial chocolate popcorn 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z Drama about a Nigerian American teen sent to live in Nigeria by his mother, and his con artist cousin. Virtually every film coming out this fall 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z The Valdosta Daily Times warns the public about a new scam where con artists pose as government officials: Georgia editorial roundup 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z When you ask if my books have a progression, I’d say the world of con artists has a lot of overlap with poker because of belief, deception, figuring out what people are representing. Maria Konnikova Shows Her Cards 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z “The variety of advance-fee schemes is limited only by the imagination of the con artists who offer them,” the bureau says. Wait, so we're really not going to inherit $25 million? 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z When no one is trustworthy, you might as well trust a con artist. Opinion | Donald Trump, Mesmerist 2018-08-04T04:00:00Z “Unfortunately, we know that this ring isn’t the only group of con artists out there,” said Emily Rusch, executive director of the California Public Interest Research Group. Rare victory: Ringleaders of 'sickening' IRS call scam are brought to justice 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z We join Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr in warning the public about a new scam where con artists are posing as government officials. Georgia editorial roundup 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z Shero acknowledged that the demand for payment in bitcoin is a relatively new wrinkle, but said use of digital currencies “is growing in popularity” among con artists. This scam assumes you're having an affair (so be careful if you really are) 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z Before starting their careers as con artists, children must first acquire two important cognitive skills. The Art of Lying 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z Asked to compare Mr Trump with his fictional villain, Roth said Lindbergh was imposing, a heroic aviator, and Mr Trump “just a con artist”. A blot against America 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z It’s rare that so many federal agencies combine to battle con artists. Rare victory: Ringleaders of 'sickening' IRS call scam are brought to justice 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z With even a little study, a con artist would know not to use zinc white; some forgers go on to become diligent researchers, accessing technical journals and case studies to learn what experts search for. How to spot a perfect fake: the world’s top art forgery detective 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z Bullock plays con artist Debbie Ocean, who, as the film begins, is being released after a five-year stint in prison for running a scam. Review | Yes, ‘Ocean’s 8’ is a heist movie. But it’s also an empowering, cheeky comedy. 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z He says that the business plans of Facebook and Google have served to “elevate the role of the con artist to be central in society.” Opinion | Grifters Gone Wild 2018-05-26T04:00:00Z Abagnale is the con artist who pretended to be a doctor and airline pilot, among other disguises. Opinion | Trump is a grifter, same as ever 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z “These con artists are finally headed to prison,” he said. Rare victory: Ringleaders of 'sickening' IRS call scam are brought to justice 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z He claimed the encounter was consensual, and his lawyers attacked Constand as a liar and a “con artist” who framed him to get rich. #MeToo leaders: Cosby’s conviction will bolster the movement 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z Mesereau tore into Constand from the get-go, branding her a “con artist” whose goal was “money, money and lots more money.” Comparing Cosby’s 2 trials: More accusers and a conviction 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z But now narcissistic con artists are dominating the main stage, soaring to great heights and spectacularly exploding. Opinion | Grifters Gone Wild 2018-05-26T04:00:00Z It’s a university in name only and, as far as I can tell, a complex grift perpetrated by that iconic American con artist: the evangelical preacher. How Liberty University Built a Billion-Dollar Empire Online 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z In the future, historians of conservatism would have to recover the darker parts of its tradition – its “political surrealists and intellectual embarrassments, its con artists and tribunes of white rage.” America is plagued by experts without expertise | Michael Massing 2018-04-21T04:00:00Z The defense has portrayed Ms. Constand, 45, as a con artist who preyed on a lonely, older, wealthy entertainer and hatched a plot to siphon money from him. Cosby Accuser Talked of Framing a Celebrity, Witness Says 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z Fiverr offered a glimpse at the new model worker: a fat, depressed con artist forever scheming against his comrades, egged on by the distant architects of the virtual marketplace– the only real winners. How to get rich quick in Silicon Valley | Corey Pein 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z Mr. Cosby’s new crop of lawyers has been aggressive in portraying Ms. Constand as a desperate “con artist” who schemed to get one over on a rich but lonely man because she needed money. Cosby Team Cites Phone Records as It Tries to Discredit Accuser 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z Prosecutors also made a deliberate effort to preempt the defense’s promises to attack Constand as a “con artist” who framed the comedian in hopes of a big payday. ‘Your friends’: Constand tells Cosby jury of pills, assault 2018-04-14T04:00:00Z This time she’s facing a defense team intent on portraying her as a “con artist” who framed him and scored a $3.4 million civil settlement. The Latest: Cosby arrives as he’s set to face chief accuser 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z This time, though, she’s facing a defense team intent on portraying her as a “con artist” who framed him for money. Constand to confront Cosby after parade of women take aim 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z His lawyer launched a blistering attack on Ms Constand in the defence's opening remarks, describing the Canadian former basketball player as a "con artist". Cosby accuser 'drowsy for four days' 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z “A con artist is what you get, ladies and gentlemen of the jury,” he said. Cosby prosecutors line up accusers after ‘con-artist’ attack 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z "A con artist, ladies and gentlemen of the jury," Mesereau said, repeating: "A con artist." Cosby accuser slammed as 'con artist' in defense's scorching opening statement 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z The truth-teller is demonized, while the con artist goes all but unchallenged. Opinion | The crisis in journalism that’s helping Trump 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z He must be removed from office and a message that stealing tax payer money is not approved, even under the master con artists who happens to be sitting in the Oval Office. In Letter to E.P.A., Top Ethics Officer Questions Pruitt’s Actions 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z A man reported posing as an FBI agent in order to intimidate online con artists who were trying to scam him. Resisting Technology, Appalachian Style 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z These 8 politicians are nothing but bait and switch con artists who have effectively denied New Yorkers from a true ban on fracking, a statewide minimum wage hike, and a host of other progressive issues. In New York, Trump Backlash Takes Aim at Renegade Democrats 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z He is a cold blooded killer, an old KGB man, and a con artist who is now, in effect, president for life in Russia. Editorials from around Ohio 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z The con artist is winning — at least for now. Opinion | The crisis in journalism that’s helping Trump 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z A lying con artist from NY like Mr Bloomberg said a while back. U.S. Exempts Some Allies From Tariffs, but May Opt for Quotas 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z Sick Boy is the most cynical of the Trainspotting characters, an amoral con artist always sniffing out a chance to screw the next sucker. Irvine Welsh: ‘When you get older, it’s harder to be a bastard’ 2018-03-17T04:00:00Z But that escaped the notice of the town’s financial coordinator when he wired $49,284 to an unidentified con artist as part of an email scam in August. Wire-transfer scheme, ransomware attack — tiny Yarrow Point finds itself in criminals’ crosshairs 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z Then all his con artist maneuvering, lying and hiding them will be useless. Mueller Files New Fraud Charges Against Paul Manafort and Rick Gates 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z He told us Trump was “a first-rate con artist” and “clown act” who would bankrupt the nation. Marco Rubio almost got away with his routine. Then he met Cameron Kasky 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z Those of us who met Mary Cunningham realized quickly she was a greedy con artist. Before There Was #MeToo, There Was Mary Cunningham 2018-02-10T05:00:00Z Democrats need to remember this is what con artists do. Opinion | Democrats should wise up to Trump’s cons 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z Madame Prime Minister, the key to any "success", or at least the avoidance of any damage, in dealing with Trump is to remember, first and foremost, that he is a narcissistic con artist. Trump, in Davos, Mends Split With Britain and Widens One With Palestinians 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z I am a con artist and cancer is my final con. I have cancer. Don't tell me you're sorry | Elizabeth Wurtzel 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z Playing con artists seems to bring out the best in Jack Black. Jack Black cons his way into the audience's heart in 'The Polka King' – LA Times 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z Electing this con artist was an oversight on the part of the voters. Darrell Issa, a California Republican, Will Not Seek Re-election to House 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z In the years before moving to the White House, Donald Trump used Twitter to call climate change “nonsense” peddled by “con artists” and “created by and for the Chinese.” After chilly forecast, Trump tweets U.S. ‘could use a little bit of that good old Global Warming’ 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z "People's life savings must not be left vulnerable to scammers and con artists," said Yvonne Braun, policy director at the Association of British Insurers. Ban pension cold-calling now, say MPs 2017-12-10T05:00:00Z The former first lady and secretary of state discussed her book and described Trump as a “con artist.” Analysis | The Daily 202: Trump keeps giving in-kind contributions to Elizabeth Warren’s 2020 campaign-in-waiting 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z He is schooled, as a decades long real estate con artist in Manhattan, in manipulating information to serve his bottom line, his self-image, and taking vengeance of any of his so-called enemies. Tax Bill Thrown Into Uncertainty as First G.O.P. Senator Comes Out Against It 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z “It’s a matter of running into a professional con artist when you are at a vulnerable moment. You don’t walk in and they say, ‘Give me $51,000.’ Mount Vernon fortuneteller accused of conning woman out of $51K in ‘spiritual cleansing’ 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z The con artist asked for a contribution of $5 million to a secret fund that the government would find a way of paying back. Richard Branson: A Con Artist Scammed My Friend Out of $2 Million by Pretending to Be Me 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z Make no mistake about it: The con artists are practicing. Perspective | Equifax breach may mean scammers can target more seniors 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z The flimflam is these con artists are counting on the normal taxpayer not to know or understand how financing and business income is made, or works. Opinion | Republicans, Trapped by Their Flimflam 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z He supported Mr. Trump’s rival during the 2016 race, Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, and previously described the current president as a “con artist and would-be dictator.” Petition asking White House to declare George Soros a terrorist garners enough signatures for reply 2017-09-02T04:00:00Z The more folks fall for disaster scams, the more emboldened the con artists become. Don’t be fooled by Hurricane Harvey flood scams 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z In recent years, according to reports in the Australian media, a con artist defrauded her and a caregiver of their life savings. Betty Cuthbert, beloved Australian sprinter who battled multiple sclerosis, dies at 79 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z Trump called Blumenthal a “phony Vietnam con artist” in one tweet Monday and said he "defrauded voters" in another. President Trump, who got five draft deferments, again attacks Sen. Blumenthal's military record 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z "Interesting to watch Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut talking about hoax Russian collusion when he was a phony Vietnam con artist!," Trump Bashes Senator As a 'Phony Vietnam Con Artist' 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z “Interesting to watch Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut talking about hoax Russian collusion when he was a phony Vietnam con artist!” he wrote. Trump Breaks From Vacation to Tweet Outrage at Media and Rally His Base 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z Banana peels also captured the imagination of local con artists. The Secret Life of the Banana 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z With every major event or crisis, the con artists show up ready to fleece someone. Perspective | Don’t be blindsided during the eclipse 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z |
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