Con Men: Fascinating Profiles of Swindlers and Rogues from the Files of the Most Successful Broadcast in Television History

To the sound of the ticking clock, "60 Minutes" has broadcast thousands of segments. Together, CBS News and Simon & Schuster have delved into the archives to select the best stories on one of the program's most popular subjects: con men. For the first time in book form, these stories are presented as narratives, together with updated information and commentary from the esteemed "60 Minutes" presenters. "Con Men" revisits a group of people, many of them talented, all of them fascinating. This is an eclectic group of swindlers and rogues: the extraordinary characters of ABSCAM; pyramid scheme millionaires and stock-market swindlers; snake-oil salesmen and art forgers. These are some of the most memorable individuals ever exposed on prime-time television: Kirby Hensley, the illiterate purveyor of millions of church ministries by mail-order and self-proclaimed con-man; Clifford Irving, who sold Howard Hughes's "Autobiography" for hundreds of thousands of dollars; the Reverend R.J. Rudd, whose spa treatments could cure cancer; and, perhaps the best con man of all, John Ackah Blay-Miezah, who extravagantly claimed to hold the keys to unlock a fortune of billions and convinced people to give him many millions of dollars to release the funds. The bite and humor of "60 Minutes" translates perfectly to the page, making this a worthy companion to the program.

Author / Editor: Wallace, Mike / 60 Minutes

Category: Current Events

ISBN: 1416593195

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