Serial Swindlers

Joel Barlow - "Tahitian Prince" (1x10)

Air date: Jan 01, 2018

Born Joseph Hikairo-Barlow, this serial swindler created a complex false persona for himself, convincing people around him that he was a Tahitian Prince with a massive fortune and connections to the British royal family. Little did they know that he was actually ripping off taxpayers through an elaborate accounting fraud, stealing $16.6 million from the public purse to fund his lavish lifestyle.