Entertainment

How Four Men Conned People into Investing in a Jean-Claude Van Damme-starring WWII Epic

American Hustle

A group of con artists allegedly ran a boiler room telemarketing scam, convincing 70 investors to fork over $1.7 million to fund a film supposedly set in Paris during WWII and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme.

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