Feds: Con Man a ‘Congenital Liar’

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Updated Apr. 21, 2017 5:08PM EDT / Published Apr. 30, 2012 7:16AM EDT

A fraudster who bilked Danny Glover, Harry Belafonte, and other big names out of a total of more than $35 million should serve 30 years and fork over $60 million in fines, federal prosecutors said before sentencing Monday. Samuel “Mouli” Cohen went to great pains to hide his great gains, attorneys for the government say in court documents, calling Cohen an “unrepentant con man with a militant lack of responsibility.” Cohen’s fraudulent fibbing brought down the Vanguard Public Foundation, a liberal and antiwar nonprofit organization that received support from Glover and Belafonte, among others. Cohen was convicted of 15 counts of wire fraud, 11 counts of money laundering, and 3 counts of tax evasion.

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Feds: Con Man a ‘Congenital Liar’