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The American people deserve a gifted cardiothoracic surgeon who can provide a steady hand during a time of crisis, not a con man who will sacrifice your health and taxpayer money to make a quick buck.
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Erin Everett, Sun Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2025
In the eight-episode thriller, based on Patricia Highsmith's 1955 novel The Talented Mr. Ripley, Scott’s Tom Ripley is a con man and sociopath.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025
But the story’s main drama is Maud’s relationship with a con man, who becomes her primary caregiver and steals her money.
—Victoria Uren, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Within weeks, Sasso would be arrested by the F.B.I. and outed as career con man Paul Sassone.
—airmail.news, 31 Aug. 2024
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Erin Everett, Sun Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2025
In the eight-episode thriller, based on Patricia Highsmith's 1955 novel The Talented Mr. Ripley, Scott’s Tom Ripley is a con man and sociopath.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025
But the story’s main drama is Maud’s relationship with a con man, who becomes her primary caregiver and steals her money.
—Victoria Uren, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Within weeks, Sasso would be arrested by the F.B.I. and outed as career con man Paul Sassone.
—airmail.news, 31 Aug. 2024
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“Con man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/con%20man. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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