Serial Swindlers: David Ocean
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Born David Douglas, this serial swindler legally changed his name to David Ocean. A real-life "Catch Me If You Can" con artist, he has fraudulently posed as everything from a surgeon to a lothario, leaving a devastating trail of heartache and financial ruin behind him.
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