The strange make-believe world of a 'devious, narcissistic' serial fraudster who led a double life

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By Mike LockleyMid WalesCrimePublished: Aug 29, 2023

In the murky, Walter Mitty world of serial con artists – and many believe the yarns they spin – there are fraudsters with fantastic covers and then there is Jody Oliver.

Quite simply, Oliver – whose make-believe existence as a cruise ship boss earned him the title Captain Hogwash – is among the most memorable criminal cheats I’ve encountered during half-a-century in journalism. He is a Billy Liar with bad intentions.

The strange make-believe world of a 'devious, narcissistic' serial fraudster who led a double life

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