Epic con artist laid low by a ham sarnie

Anthony Enrique Gignac was a master of the fraud, but a small slip brought him down to earth.

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Fisher Island: the one percenter enclave Gignac made his home
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It's hard not to admire good conmen. Weaving tales of intrigue and deception, they bring colour into our lives assuming we are not one of their victims. This week we doff our cap to a conman extraordinaire Anthony Enrique Gignac.

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