“Spider-man” turns to the dark side

The lure of wealth draws many peculiar chancers to try their luck.

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Tomic: a visionary burglar
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When one reads that an American burglar has made a killing by pretending to be an estate agent, one wonders which is the more lucrative and more criminal trade. But perhaps that's just my experience. Police in Los Angeles have arrested Benjamin Ackerman for allegedly "targeting high-end celebrity homes" that were put up for sale, says Ryan Parker for The Hollywood Reporter. They claim Ackerman gained access to the properties by posing either as an interested buyer or a real-estate broker hoping to show the property.

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