Con men : fascinating profiles of swindlers and rogues from the files of the most successful broadcast in television history Cover Image

Con men : fascinating profiles of swindlers and rogues from the files of the most successful broadcast in television history / edited by Ian Jackman.

Fascinating profiles of swindlers and rogues from the files of the most successful broadcast in television history (portion title)
60 minutes classics (other title)
Sixty minutes classics (other title)

Jackman, Ian. (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 0743224485
ISBN: 9780743224482
Physical Description: xv, 201 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2003.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

R. J. Rudd: this year at Murrieta -- Kirby Hensley: mail-order ministers -- Stan Van Etten: pyramid -- Clifford Irving: will the real Howard Hughes... -- Elmyr de Hory: fake -- David Stein: the gentle art of forgery -- John Drewe and John Myatt: scam -- Danny Faries: 1-800-CON MAN -- Mel Weinberg: the sting man -- Joe Meltzer: sting within a sting -- Mike Raymond: wheeler, dealer, squealer -- Dennis Levine: the secret life of Dennis Levine -- Sante and Kenneth Kimes: a family affair -- Nick Leeson: in over his head -- Bill Stoecker: whiz kid -- Daniel Teyibo: a free ride -- Edward Reiners and John Ruffo: the $353 million con -- John Ackah Blay-Miezah: the ultimate con man -- Ripping off the system: scamming worker's comp -- A few minutes with Andy Rooney.