Yes, I can see the resemblance...................
Posted on 10/10/2022 8:56:32 AM PDT by dennisw
A Georgia inmate stole $11million from a billionaire while in jail, a court heard Gang member Arthur Lee Cofield impersonated Sidney Kimmel over the phone The 31-year-old allegedly then bought a mansion in Atlanta worth $4.4million B
A Georgia gang inmate serving 14 years for armed robbery allegedly impersonated a billionaire while locked up in a maximum-security prison and stole $11million - using the cash to buy a mansion in Atlanta.
Arthur Lee Cofield Jr, is accused of accessing the accounts of Sidney Kimmel, whose entertainment company is behind films such as 'Crazy Rich Asians' and 'Moneyball', from inside a Georgia prison with the help of contraband cell phones.
Cofield, 31, is said to have stolen the identity of the movie mogul, who is worth $1.5billion, and then moved an eight-figure-sum out of his account to purchase a $4.4million property, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
The scheme is believed to amount to one of the largest heists pulled off from inside an American prison.
At a previous bond hearing, federal prosecutors also said evidence suggested Cofield stole $2.25million from an account belonging to Nicole Wertheim, the wife of Florida billionaire Herbert Wertheim, the Journal reported.
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An enterprising young man. I wonder if he’s ever considered politics.
why do prisoners even have access to the internet?
I can’t help but admire this. There’s something almost fine about it…
He would be considered a Republican.
Yeah, on-line banking is real secure.
Yes, I can see the resemblance...................
If Freepers --You are so smart how come you are not rich?
Give that man a job in the biden admin.
Why do they have access to the internet? Do taxpayers pay for their porn site visits too?
Why would he take the cut in pay?
I’m thinking about putting my cash in mason jars. Much safer.
LOL. The guy bought GOLD and LAND. He's an Austrian-school economist!
And as a criminal, he absolutely understands the basis of our Federal Reserve, printed fiat-money and government debt ponzi scheme!!
That is incredible!! Some Max security, though.
Heads should be rolling like bowling balls in the gutter!
You know, he probably could have got a degree in finance at the top of his class from any decent university, and gotten a job in Wall Street.
He'd be making that much every year.
Wow…smart enough to do that…does need a job in the xiden administration…
I will admit I did not read this part. It only gets better!
“For the children of this age are more shrewd than the children of light in dealing with their own people.”—Jesus (Luke 16:8)
That would raise the IQ of the Biden administration.
Not sure if it would lower the criminal element of Biden’s admin, but doubt it could hurt.
If only he had paid his tribute to “The Big Guy” he may even have gotten a pardon and be able to enjoy his purchases.
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