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To my enormous embarrassment and regret I, like many others, was duped by a world-class con man.
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Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2026
To my enormous embarrassment and regret, I — like many others — was duped by a world-class con man.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 18 Feb. 2026
Before you got twisted up by this lying con man?
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
The four-episode show is about the 1881 assassination of President James Garfield (played by Michael Shannon) by a mentally ill con man, Charles Guiteau (Matthew Macfadyen).
—Stephanie Bai, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
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Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2026
To my enormous embarrassment and regret, I — like many others — was duped by a world-class con man.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 18 Feb. 2026
Before you got twisted up by this lying con man?
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
The four-episode show is about the 1881 assassination of President James Garfield (played by Michael Shannon) by a mentally ill con man, Charles Guiteau (Matthew Macfadyen).
—Stephanie Bai, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
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“Con man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/con%20man. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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