Considering today’s news about George Santos, who are some other high profile gay grifters who rode a crime wave into a spotlight life of fabulousness… until it all came to a halt?
One of may favorites is Michael Manos (aka Mordan Stefanov, aka Christian Michael de Medici, aka Chicky, aka Jason Michael, currently in prison). This Dallas Observer article from 2010 does the best job of explaining his glitzy/sad timeline of cons.
“Even today, locked up without the couture, the Botox or his expensive hairpiece, Manos plays the victim in his own life story…”