Frank Abagnale Jr. April 27, 1948 AKA: Frank Williams Swindler At age sixteen, Frank Abagnale left home in search of recognition and excitement. After forging identity documents, he impersonated an airline pilot. For two years, and in cities all over...

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Three years ago, Hollywood discovered Frank Abagnale and splashed his infamous life on movie screens all across America. "Catch Me If You Can," directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks, told the story of one of the world's youngest and...

Frank W. Abagnale knows fraud and forgery. And now the world knows him, thanks to "Catch Me If You Can," the recent movie based on his life story. It shows how Abagnale, between the ages of 16 and 21, wrote bad checks totaling $2.5...

Identity theft is the third-fastest-growing crime in the country. One of every 23 people is a victim, says a survey published early this year by the Council of Better Business Bureaus and Javelin Strategy & Research.Why? Thieves like identity fraud because it means quick money....

The elegant iron-railing balconies were once catwalks where guards stood watch over the inmates to make sure they didn't try to break out. If you look closely, you can still see the outline of the holes from the iron bars on the windows.At the newly...