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Kenner Elias Jones, once a choirboy who led Prince Charles's investiture procession, became a notorious global conman involved in multiple frauds across several countries, despite his charming and virtuous persona, ultimately revealing a compulsive lying disorder.
A man in the U.K. named Jody Francis Oliver has been exposed as a decades-long conman who swindled millions of dollars from people by assuming multiple high-powered identities, including being friends with former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, a pilot with a multimillion-dollar trust fund, and a cruise ship captain. Oliver, who is currently behind bars on fraud and theft charges, took on various personas and fabricated sponsorships and job positions to deceive others. He targeted individuals, including the elderly, and conned them out of money through fake investments and discounted tickets. Despite being an unemployed married father of three, Oliver managed to convince people of his false identities and lived a lavish lifestyle.
A kidnapping suspect accused of holding a woman hostage for a year and dragging her across the country now faces new charges of sexual assault and theft by extortion. James W. Parrillo Jr. was arrested in February after the woman escaped to a gas station in New Jersey. Parrillo is believed to be a skilled conman who has preyed on women for decades. The victim met Parrillo at a gas station in New Mexico in 2022 and entered into a voluntary relationship with him until he allegedly physically assaulted her. Parrillo is also accused of holding another woman captive in 2018 and kidnapping a Florida single mother in 1993-1994.