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“She was a con artist. She was conning the government, and men,” Perry says.

From Los Angeles Times May 7, 2026

How do I set it up to help protect his assets from possibly someone who is conning him?

From MarketWatch Dec. 1, 2025

Yet it was this exact determination—to build power in an inherently flawed system—that turned him into the conning strategist he became.

From Slate Dec. 12, 2024

Essentially, Watson was accused of conning his “friends” out of tens of millions of dollars by lying, exaggerating and omitting the truth about Ozy’s unimpressive finances and performance.

From Salon Sep. 14, 2024

You stage a power play by conning the older guy out of some fake winnings, then mouth around that you one-upped the boss.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz




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