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The Wild Cards Season 2 trailer also gives us a first look at Martin Sheen as con man Joseph Edwards, a man who is connected to Max and her father.
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Gabriela Silva, TVLine, 6 Jan. 2025
The Netflix thriller follows con man Tom Ripley (Andrew Scott) after he is hired by a wealthy benefactor to convince his vagabond son Dickie Greenleaf (Johnny Flynn) to return home from Italy.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
How feds say an Austin con man stole millions
Victims would pay him up to hundreds of thousands of dollars, which Youngblood assured would be returned to them with a significant return on the money, the statement from the U.S. attorney's office said.
—Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 9 Dec. 2024
The high-flying spirit of the time is embodied in the film’s main character, Frank Abagnale Jr. (Leonardo DiCaprio), a con man who pretends to be a pilot, a doctor, and a lawyer, traversing the country in the process.
—Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 24 Dec. 2024
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Gabriela Silva, TVLine, 6 Jan. 2025
The Netflix thriller follows con man Tom Ripley (Andrew Scott) after he is hired by a wealthy benefactor to convince his vagabond son Dickie Greenleaf (Johnny Flynn) to return home from Italy.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
How feds say an Austin con man stole millions
Victims would pay him up to hundreds of thousands of dollars, which Youngblood assured would be returned to them with a significant return on the money, the statement from the U.S. attorney's office said.
—Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 9 Dec. 2024
The high-flying spirit of the time is embodied in the film’s main character, Frank Abagnale Jr. (Leonardo DiCaprio), a con man who pretends to be a pilot, a doctor, and a lawyer, traversing the country in the process.
—Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Con man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/con%20man. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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