Anthony Gignac

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Anthony Enrique Gignac (born José Moreno in July 20, 1970) is a convicted Colombian-born American fraudster and con artist. In a career spanning 30 years, Gignac used wealthy, high-ranking personas, most notably that of Saudi prince Khalid bin Al Saud, to fraudulently secure investment in a series of schemes that he presented as being backed by a large personal fortune. After defrauding funds of $8.1 million from investors, Gignac was arrested in 2017 after billionaire Jeffrey Soffer, the owner of the Fontainebleau Hotel (which Gignac had fraudulently claimed to be intending to invest in), became suspicious of the supposed Muslim prince ordering pork at a restaurant. He was jailed for over 18 years in 2019.

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